bewell

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verb

To well up.

OriginMiddle English bewellen ← Old English beweallan →
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Meanings

verbbewell (third-person singular simple present bewells, present participle bewelling, simple past and past participle bewelled)

present singular third person bewells · participle present bewelling · participle past bewelled · past bewelled

  1. intransitiveTo well up.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbeweallan“to boil away”
  2. Middle Englishbewellen
  3. Englishbewell

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

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APA

bewell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewell

MLA

“bewell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bewell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewell.

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