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bewedding

bewedding is the present participle and gerund of bewed.

Meaning of bewed

Verb

bewed (third-person singular simple present beweds, present participle bewedding, simple past and past participle bewed or bewedded)

  1. (transitive) To pledge oneself to; betroth; wed; marry.
    • Þæt wolde ðyncan wundorlic ælcum men þe on Englalande wæs, gif ænig man ær þam sæde þæt hit swa gewurþan sceolde, for ðam þe he wæs ær to þam swyðe up ahafen swylce he weolde þæs cynges ⁊ ealles Englalandes, ⁊ his sunan wæron eorlas, ⁊ þæs cynges dyrlingas, ⁊ his dohtor þæm cynge beweddod ⁊ beæwnod.1898, Sir James H[enry] Ramsay of Bamff, [10th] Bar[one]t, “Eadward the Confessor (continued): a.d. 1051–1053”, in The Foundations of England: or Twelve Centuries of British History (b.c. 55–a.d....
  2. (transitive) To unite closely and intimately; join.
    Synonyms:
    attach

Questions about bewedding

What is bewedding the present participle and gerund of?
Bewedding is the present participle and gerund of bewed.

Words near bewedding in the dictionary

  1. bewearied
  2. beweary
  3. bewebbed
  4. bewed
  5. bewedded
  6. bewedding
  7. beweds
  8. beweep
  9. beweeper
  10. beweepers
  11. beweeping

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