bewind

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈwaɪnd/

Verb

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

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

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: be‧wind

Noun

bewind n (uncountable)

1. reign
2. government or whoever is reigning