bewind

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/bəˈwaɪnd/

verb

To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with).

OriginMiddle English bewinden ← Old English bewindan ← Proto-Germanic *biwindaną →
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Meanings

verbbewind (third-person singular simple present bewinds, present participle bewinding, simple past and past participle bewound)

present singular third person bewinds · participle present bewinding · participle past bewound · past bewound

  1. transitiveTo wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with).
  2. transitiveTo wind or twine oneself round.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*biwindaną“to wind round”
  2. Old Englishbewindan“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”
  3. Middle Englishbewinden
  4. Englishbewind

From Middle English bewinden, biwinden, from Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), from Proto-Germanic *biwindaną (“to wind round”), equivalent to be- + wind. Cognate with Middle Low German bewinden (“to entwine, wrap”), German bewinden (“intertwine, wind around”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (biwindan, “to entwine, wrap”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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