† bewakev.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To keep watch over; to guard.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > watch or keep guard over [verb (transitive)]
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witec1000
ward?a1035
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i-witea1240
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watch?a1400
to watch over——1526
award?c1550
guard1582
to wait over ——1659
shepherd1885
watchdog1902
warden1910
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 3339 Hirdess..þatt nihht Biwokenn þeȝȝre faldess.
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 35 Þe herdes biwakeden here oref.
1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 350 My lady..Nis better ȝemed and bewaked.
2. spec. To watch a corpse. Cf. wake n.1 3.
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the world > life > death > obsequies > [verb (transitive)] > hold wake over
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bewakec1320
watch1526
c1320 Seuyn Sag. (W.) 2578 He was bi~waked richeliche And wel faire browt on erthe.
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 2444 Egipte folc him bi-waken xl. nigtes and .xl. daiges.
3. To spend waking; to watch through.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > wake or rouse [verb (transitive)] > spend (time) awake
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1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 244 That night was wel bewaked.
4. intransitive. To keep awake; to watch.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > be or remain awake [verb (intransitive)]
wakec900
watchOE
bewakea1450
a1450 Knt. de la Tour c. (1868) 131 Magdalene..bewaked and wepte for her synnes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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