† bewinbiwinv.
Obsolete.
To gain, to win, get possession of.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by care or effort
begeteOE
findOE
bewinc1175
getc1175
conquerc1230
reachc1275
procurec1325
makec1350
fishc1374
catchc1384
furneya1400
attainc1405
tillc1440
to pick out1577
to get a gripe ofa1586
secure1743
raise1838
to get one's hooks on (also into)1926
c1175 Lamb. Hom. 41 Hwa erest bi-won reste þam wrecche saule.
a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 101 Þe tur nis nout asailed ne ðe castel ne ðe cite hwon heo beoð biwunnen.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12510 He biwon [c1300 Otho bi-wan] Rome.
c1325 Chron. Eng. 465 in J. Ritson Anc. Eng. Metrical Romanceës (1802) II. 289 With is host..Engelond to bywynne.
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. 323 Of alle þat grete tresoure þat euer he biwan.
?a1400 MS. Camb. v. 48. 24 Þat catell was wo begon, So be-wunne was neuer non.
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