Etymology

bearbind

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Today it means: European bindweed, lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). Full definition →

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The story

Probably from Old English. Compare Old English berwinde for the first element (which might be related to Old English bere (“barley”) or bearo (“grove”)) . For the second part, compare other names for the same plant such as English cornbind and withwind, which seem to show free variation between wind and bind in compounds.

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