Etymology

bewrap

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Today it means: To wrap up or otherwise conceal; clothe; envelop. Full definition →

Middle English bewrappen
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombewrappen
  2. English todaybewrap

From Middle English bewrappen, equivalent to be- + wrap. Compare also Middle English bewlappen (“to bewrap”).

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