Bewind

//bəˈwaɪnd// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

Etymology

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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