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bewin

verb

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *biwinnan✻ — “to acquire, gain”
  2. inherited from *bewinnan✻
  3. inherited from bewinnen

Definitions

  1. To gain, win, or get possession of.

    • His helme to bewin was in twenty places, […]
    • A word to you in and for the Teacher—that is, the NY Teacher—-not that it will be likely to bewin or interest even you much, but it will be a moral relief to me.

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