different between bewind vs bewin

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

Alternative forms

• biwin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English bewinnen, biwinnen, equivalent to be- +? win. Cognate with Middle High German bewinnen.

Verb

bewin (third-person singular simple present bewins, present participle bewinning, simple past and past participle bewon)

1. (transitive, archaic) To gain, win, or get possession of.
   • 1790, The plays and poems of William Shakspeare:

     His helme to bewin was in twenty places, […]

   • 1855, New York State United Teachers, United Federation of Teachers, New York Teacher: UFT bulletin:

     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.