Etymology

upbend

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Today it means: to bend upwards Full definition →

Middle English upbenden
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromupbenden
  2. English todayupbend

From Middle English upbenden, equivalent to up- + bend.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.