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† beˈwed, v. Obs.
[OE. beweddian, f. bi-, be- 2 + wedden to wed.]
1. trans. To wed, to marry.
c1000ælfric Ex. xxi. 9 Gif he hiᵹ his suna beweddaþ. c1205Lay. 11033 Custance hauede ælene biwedded to quene. 1513Douglas æneis iii. v. 74 Art thou, or na, to Pirrhus ȝit bywed?
2. fig. To unite closely and intimately.
1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 10 Bewedding to body the things that belong to ghost. 1720W. Gibson Diet Horses vii. (ed. 3) 105 They will be so much bewedded to Custom.
Hence bewedded ppl. a.
c1205Lay. 31960 His biweddede wif. |