Etymology

bewell

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Today it means: To well up. Full definition →

Middle English bewellen ← Old English beweallan
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  1. Old English · inherited frombeweallan“to boil away”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombewellen
  3. English todaybewell

From Middle English bewellen, biwellen, from Old English beweallan (“to boil away”), equivalent to be- + well.

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