Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-ward
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To guard about or completely; protect.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Hrothgar's Thane, and full strongly then set he a-quaking The stark wood in his hands, and in council-speech speer'd he: What men be ye then of them that have war-gear, With byrnies bewarded, who the keel high up-builded Over the Lake-street thus have come leading."

Etymology

From Middle English *bewarden, from Old English beweardian (“to ward, protect, keep”), equivalent to be- + ward.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: *bewarden, beweardian

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bewards (present, singular) bewarding (participle, present) bewarded (participle, past) bewarded (past)

Rhymes With

board record forward lord award toward afford ford sword ward reward ignored

Questions

What does beward mean?: To guard about or completely; protect.
Where does beward come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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