verb
bewed
Bewed (verb) means to promise to marry someone, or to marry them.
verb
1
To promise to marry someone, or to marry them.
"As his widowed mother remarries a Moor herself, she metaphorically beweds her husband's killer, leaving Lazarillo in Oedipal anxiety."
— Roberto Strongman, Allegorical I/lands (2003)
2
To bring two things or people together very closely.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English biwedden, which developed from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give security”), itself from Proto-West Germanic *biwaddjōn, made up of be- and wed. It is cognate with Old Frisian biweddia.
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What is the meaning of bewed?
"bewed" (verb) means to promise to marry someone, or to marry them.
What is another word for bewed?
Other words for "bewed" include attach.
What are the different meanings of bewed?
"bewed" has 2 main meanings: 1. To promise to marry someone, or to marry them; 2. To bring two things or people together very closely.
