Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bewin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-win
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gain, win, or get possession of.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: bewinnen, *bewinnan, *biwinnan

Usage

Inflected Forms

bewins (present, singular) bewinning (participle, present) bewon (participle, past) bewon (past)

Questions

What does bewin mean?: To gain, win, or get possession of.
Where does bewin come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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