- bewarian
- wv/t1a to keep watch, guard, preserve, ward off
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
bewarian
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beware — c.1200, probably from a conflation of be ware (though the compound bewarian defend existed in Old English). See WARY (Cf. wary) … Etymology dictionary
beware — [bē wer′, biwer′] vi., vt. bewared, bewaring [assoc. with BE, imper. + WARE2, but prob. < OE bewarian, to keep watch < be + warian, to watch, be wary] to be wary or careful (of); be on one s guard (against) … English World dictionary
