† byˈwent,ppl.a.Sc.Obs. [f. by- 2 d + went, pa.pple. of wend.] Bygone, past. 1513Douglas æneis vi. xii. 40 For thair inveterat vicis ald bywent, By pvnycioun satisfactioun to mak.1533Bellenden Livy (1822) Introd. 6 Considder of Romanis, in all thare time bywent.