Etymology

bewallow

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Today it means: To wallow around or about; wallow all over. Full definition →

Middle English biwalwien ← Old English bewealwian
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  1. Old English · inherited frombewealwian“to wallow, wallow around”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombiwalwien
  3. English todaybewallow

From Middle English biwalwien, from Old English bewealwian (“to wallow, wallow around”), equivalent to be- + wallow.

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