bewit.
To bequeath.
Meaning & usage
To bequeath.
To endue or impart wit (to); instruct.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English biwitten, biwiten, biwitien, from Old English bewitan, bewītan, bewitian (“to look over, watch over, take charge of, have charge or direction of, superintend, preside, govern, administer”), equivalent to be- + wit.
A small strip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bewette, diminutive of Old French beue, bue, buie, boie (“bond, chain”), from Latin boia (“neck collar, fetter”). Compare buoy.
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