English Explanatory Dictionary

bewave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shield; hide.
  2. To lay wait for; overpower by means of some base stratagem.
verb
  1. To blow or toss about; blow, waft, or sweep away.
  2. To wander or waver.

Word forms

bewave bewaves bewaving bewaved

Etymology

From Middle English biweven, biwǣven, from Old English bewǣfan (“to enfold, wrap round, cover over, clothe”).

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