Definitions
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- verb transitive To
wed ;marry . - verb transitive To
unite closely andintimately ;join .
Etymologies
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From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian ("to betroth, marry, give security"), equivalent to be- + wed. Cognate with Old Frisian biweddia.
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He (bewed hittifislf ia maay tbiags ao f zcolleot priacfr, ib.
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time 1781
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