† beswapev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To envelop, entangle.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by entangling or binding
shrenchc897
beswapec980
taglea1340
tanglea1340
gyve1377
encumber138.
engleimc1400
wrapc1412
involvec1440
fetter1526
mesh1532
crawl1548
felter1567
to tie up1570
in trick1572
ensnarl1593
entrammel1598
engage1603
casta1605
imbrier1605
weave1620
immaze1631
trammel1727
enchain1751
entangle1790
enmesh1822
in mesh1875
c980 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. ii. xii Hi hi mid scytan besweop.
c1175 Cott. Hom. 239 Him selfe bi sandlice senne beswapen.
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