Etymology

bewave

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Today it means: To shield; hide. Full definition →

Middle English biweven ← Old English bewǣfan
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bewave · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited frombewǣfan“to enfold, wrap round, cover over, clothe”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombiweven
  3. English todaybewave

From Middle English biweven, biwǣven, from Old English bewǣfan (“to enfold, wrap round, cover over, clothe”).

bewave · verb2

From be- + wave.

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