bewin

English

Alternative forms

• biwin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English bewinnen, biwinnen, from Old English *bewinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biwinnan (“to acquire, gain”), equivalent to be- +‎ win. Cognate with Middle Dutch bewinnen (“to cultivate”), Middle High German bewinnen (“to attain, acquire”).

Verb

bewin (third-person singular simple present bewins, present participle bewinning, simple past and past participle bewon)

1. (transitive, archaic) To gain, win, or get possession of.
   • 1790, The plays and poems of William Shakspeare:

     His helme to bewin was in twenty places, […]

   • 1855, New York State United Teachers, United Federation of Teachers, New York Teacher: UFT bulletin:

     A word to you in and for the Teacher—that is, the NY Teacher—-not that it will be likely to bewin or interest even you much, but it will be a moral relief to me.

Cornish

Alternative forms

• bowin

Etymology

From bewa (“to live”) +‎ -in.

Noun

bewin m

1. beef

   Synonym: kig bewin

2. beef cow
3. bovine

Adjective

bewin

1. bovine

   Synonym: lonnek

Derived terms

• borger bewin (“beef burger”)
• gonis bewin (“cattle farming”)
• kig bewin (“beef”)

Mutation

Mutation of bewin

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bewin	vewin	unchanged	pewin	fewin	vewin