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bewed

verb
/biˈwɛd/UK

Etymology

From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give security”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwaddjōn, equivalent to be- + wed. Cognate with Old Frisian biweddia.

  1. inherited from *biwaddjōn✻
  2. inherited from beweddian — “to betroth, marry, give security”
  3. inherited from biwedden

Definitions

  1. To pledge oneself to

    To pledge oneself to; betroth; wed; marry.

    • […] You venerable Fates, a vision to see: Approaching the bride-room of Zeus, Or ever bewedded to bridegroom from heaven.
    • As his widowed mother remarries a Moor herself, she metaphorically beweds her husband's killer, leaving Lazarillo in Oedipal anxiety.

  2. To unite closely and intimately

    To unite closely and intimately; join.

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Derived

bewedded, bewedding

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA