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bewind

/bəˈwaɪnd/

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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”).

verb bewinds · bewinding · bewound

transitive To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with).
transitive To wind or twine oneself round.

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@misc{bewind_2026,
  title = {bewind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bewind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}