Meanings
present singular third person bewins · participle present bewinning · participle past bewon · past bewon
- archaictransitiveTo gain, win, or get possession of.
His helme to bewin was in twenty places, […]
1790, The plays and poems of William Shakspeare1 more example
A word to you in and for the Teacher—that is, the NY Teacher—-not that it will be likely to bewin or interest even you much, but it will be a moral relief to me.
1855, New York State United Teachers, United Federation of Teachers, New York Teacher: UFT bulletin
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*biwinnan“to acquire, gain”
- Old English*bewinnan
- Middle Englishbewinnen
- Englishbewin
From Middle English bewinnen, biwinnen, from Old English *bewinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biwinnan (“to acquire, gain”), equivalent to be- + win. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bewinne (“to gain, acquire”), Middle Dutch bewinnen (“to cultivate”), Middle High German bewinnen (“to attain, acquire”).
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