withwind
withwind noun: a kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Noun
withwind (countable and uncountable, plural withwinds)
- A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
- He bare a burden ybound with a broad list, / In a withewyndes wise ybounden about.1390, William Langland, Piers Plowman
- In both barley and wheat, in the deep rich land, near Ilsley, in Oxfordshire, I observed, withwind with mighty grossness climbed up most of the halm to the top, no doubt, but to the prejudice of the corn in many respects, which must be eat up before harvest.1757, Edward Lisle, Observations in Husbandry - Volume 2, page 303
Forms of withwind
| plural | withwinds |
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| alternative form | withywind |
| alternative form | withwine |
Origin of withwind
From Middle English withwinde, withewynde, from Old English wiþwinde, wiþewinde, wiþowinde, from Proto-Germanic *wiþiwindǭ, equivalent to withe + wind (verb). Cognate with Middle Dutch wedewinde, Icelandic viðvindill, Danish vedbende, vedbend.
Questions about withwind
- What does withwind mean?
- Withwind means a kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
- What part of speech is withwind?
- Withwind is a noun.
- What is the plural of withwind?
- The plural of withwind is withwinds.
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