bewed

English

Etymology

From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give security”), equivalent to be- +‎ wed. Cognate with Old Frisian biweddia.

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.
   • 1964, AESCHYLUS PROMETHEUS BOUND:

     […] You venerable Fates, a vision to see:
     Approaching the bride-room of Zeus,
     Or ever bewedded to bridegroom from heaven.

   • 2003, Roberto Strongman, Allegorical I/lands:

     As his widowed mother remarries a Moor herself, she metaphorically beweds her husband's killer, leaving Lazarillo in Oedipal anxiety.

2. (transitive) To unite closely and intimately; join.

Synonyms

• (to wed): see also Thesaurus:marry
• (to unite closely and intimately): attach, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join

Derived terms

• bewedded
• bewedding

Related terms

• self-bewedding

Anagrams

• bedew, dweeb