Bewin

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To gain, win, or get possession of. archaic, transitive

    "His helme to bewin was in twenty places, […]"

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"His helme to bewin was in twenty places, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English bewinnen, biwinnen, from Old English *bewinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biwinnan (“to acquire, gain”), equivalent to be- + win. Cognate with Middle Dutch bewinnen (“to cultivate”), Middle High German bewinnen (“to attain, acquire”).

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