different between bewind vs bewend

English

Etymology

From Middle English bewinden, biwinden, from Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), from Proto-Germanic *biwindan? (“to wind round”), equivalent to be- +? wind. Cognate with Middle Low German bewinden (“to entwine, wrap”), German bewinden (“intertwine, wind around”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (biwindan, “to entwine, wrap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??wa?nd/

Verb

bewind (third-person singular simple present bewinds, present participle bewinding, simple past and past participle bewound)

1. (transitive) To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with).
2. (transitive) To wind or twine oneself round.

Related terms

• bewend

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bewint. Equivalent to a deverbal from bewinden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b????nt/
• Hyphenation: be?wind
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

bewind n (uncountable)

1. reign
2. government, regime, administration

Derived terms

• bewindspersoon
• bewindsman
• bewindsvrouw
• bewindvoerder
• schrikbewind
• Staatsbewind
• Uitvoerend Bewind

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bewind

English

Etymology

From Middle English bewenden, biwenden, from Old English bewendan (“to turn, turn round; to turn one’s attention, convert”), from Proto-Germanic *biwandijan? (“to turn around”); equivalent to be- +? wend.

Verb

bewend (third-person singular simple present bewends, present participle bewending, simple past and past participle bewent or bewended)

1. (transitive, chiefly dialectal) To turn; turn around.