eldertongue

Old English · verb

bewindan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/beˈwin.dɑn/
Syllables
be · ˈwin · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bewindencircleentwineenwrapwrap

Meaning

  1. to wind around or about, enwrap, wrap, entwine, encircle, surround

    Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.

    I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:
  2. to wrap an object in or with something

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewindan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bewindebewand
2nd singular bewinstbewintstbewunde
3rd singular bewintbewand
Plural bewindaþbewundon
Subjunctive
Singular bewindebewunde
Plural bewindenbewunden
Non-finite forms of bewindan
Form
Infinitive bewindan
Inflected infinitive bewindenne
Imperative singular bewind
Imperative plural bewindaþ
Present participle bewindende
Past participle bewunden

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *biwindaną. Equivalent to be- + windan.

Descendants

bewind

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