bewendan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *biwandijaną (“to turn around”). Cognate with Old Saxon biwendian, Old High German biwenten, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biwandjan). Equivalent to be- +‎ wendan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈwen.dɑn/ === Verb === bewendan to turn around (usually with an accusative reflexive pronoun) c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 22:61 c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 21:20 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: biwenden, bewenden English: bewend