Etymology

beturn

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Today it means: To turn round or about. Full definition →

Middle English biturnen ← Old English *beturnian
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  1. Old English · inherited from*beturnian
  2. Middle English · inherited frombiturnen
  3. English todaybeturn

From Middle English biturnen, from Old English *beturnian, betyrnan (“to turn around; bend the knee, prostrate oneself”), equivalent to be- + turn.

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