bewitchv.

Brit.

/bᵻˈwɪtʃ/, U.S.

/bəˈwɪtʃ/,

/biˈwɪtʃ/

Forms: early Middle English bewicche, early Middle English biwucche, Middle English bewycche, Middle English bewyche, Middle English biwicche, Middle English biwichche, Middle English bywicche, Middle English bywycche, late Middle English–1500s bywytche, 1500s beuich (Scottish), 1500s bewytche, 1500s–1600s bewitche, 1500s–1600s bewytch, 1500s–1700s bewich, 1500s– bewitch. N.E.D. (1887) also records a form Middle English biwich.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, witch v.¹

Etymology: < be- prefix + witch v.¹

1. transitive. To cast a spell on (someone or something); to affect (usually malevolently) by sorcery, witchcraft, or enchantment. Also with complement expressing the result of this. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)]

bigaleOE

biwihelea1225

bewitchc1225

witchc1300

sigalder1303

bichantc1330

becharm1340

enchant1377

charmc1380

forspeakc1440

ensorte1477

encharm1480

conjurea1535

ensorcell1589

fascinate1603

spell1646

maleficiate1651

to cast the glamour over one?17..

maleficate1701

spell-bind1808

makutu1825

trick1829

glamour1832

bespell1894

wizard1898

to put the fluence on1909

effascinate-

c1225 Worcester Glosses to Old Eng. Homilies in Anglia (1928) 52 24 Bedydrian: bewicchen.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12114 Summe bokes suggeð..þat þa burh wes biwucched [c1300 Otho i-wicched].

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 69 Þaȝ þet on bi-wichched be.

?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 106 (MED) Ȝif ony cursed wycche or enchauntour wolde bewycchen him.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. iv. 68 See how I am bewitcht .

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 722 Those who are reported to be eie-biters, or to bewitch with their eies.

1714 A. Pope Chaucer's Wife of Bath in R. Steele Poet. Misc. 19 I scare cou'd sleep since first I knew him, And durst be sworn he had Bewitch'd me to him.

1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton i. 3 The Trolls have bewitched him.

1931 E. Ferber Amer. Beauty iv. 68 In an earlier day Puritan Connecticut and Massachusetts would no doubt have put them to death as evil beings who bewitched the farms and made them bloom by some black magic.

2002 R. Bisha et al. Russian Women, 1698–1917 264 Rumors that the mother-in-law had bewitched Briukhanov's wife had circulated in the village all winter.

2. transitive. figurative. To captivate or influence (a person or thing), as if by magic or witchcraft; to fascinate, charm, enchant, enthral. Also occasionally intransitive.Originally often with negative connotations but now generally in a more positive sense, with connotations of irresistible or beguiling beauty, sweetness, charm, etc.In later use often collocated alliteratively with other verbs, as beguile, bewilder, bedazzle, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > fascinate or enchant

enchantc1374

charmc1380

catchc1405

witch1499

bewitch1526

captive1528

allure?1532

captivate1535

disarm1553

enthral1562

sirenize1592

enamour1600

infascinate1687

fascinate1742

capture1796

besiren1861

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Gal. iii. 1 O folisshe Galathyans: who hath bewitched [Gk. ἐβάσκανεν] you?

1614 R. Tailor Hogge hath lost Pearle ii. sig. D Could any Masculine flatterer on earth So far bewitch thee, to forget thy selfe, As now to leaue me?

1712 T. Parnell in Spectator No. 460. ⁋6 The breeze that played about us bewitched the Senses.

1808 A. Cherry in Crosby's Irish Musical Repository 108 The daughters of Erin, Whose smiles can bewitch, whose eyes can command.

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 165 (note) Our author..can never fail of bewitching the reader.

1903 Sunset Mag. Nov. 94/2 Within a few minutes she had beguiled and bewitched it [sc. the baby] into forgetfulness of its woes, reckless of the fact that she was at the same time beguiling and bewitching a full dozen masculine hearts.

1940 L. Hart (title of song) in D. Hart & R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics L. Hart (1995) 272/3 I'm wild again, Beguiled again, A simpering, whimpering child again—Bewitched, bothered & bewildered am I.

2005 Times 23 Dec. (Times2 section) 15/4 A moody but phenomenally gifted 20-year old was just starting to bewitch and bewilder music-lovers with his wild piano pieces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bewitch
释义	bewitchv. Brit. /bᵻˈwɪtʃ/, U.S. /bəˈwɪtʃ/, /biˈwɪtʃ/ Forms: early Middle English bewicche, early Middle English biwucche, Middle English bewycche, Middle English bewyche, Middle English biwicche, Middle English biwichche, Middle English bywicche, Middle English bywycche, late Middle English–1500s bywytche, 1500s beuich (Scottish), 1500s bewytche, 1500s–1600s bewitche, 1500s–1600s bewytch, 1500s–1700s bewich, 1500s– bewitch. N.E.D. (1887) also records a form Middle English biwich. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, witch v.¹ Etymology: < be- prefix + witch v.¹ 1. transitive. To cast a spell on (someone or something); to affect (usually malevolently) by sorcery, witchcraft, or enchantment. Also with complement expressing the result of this. Also occasionally intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] bigaleOE biwihelea1225 bewitchc1225 witchc1300 sigalder1303 bichantc1330 becharm1340 enchant1377 charmc1380 forspeakc1440 ensorte1477 encharm1480 conjurea1535 ensorcell1589 fascinate1603 spell1646 maleficiate1651 to cast the glamour over one?17.. maleficate1701 spell-bind1808 makutu1825 trick1829 glamour1832 bespell1894 wizard1898 to put the fluence on1909 effascinate- c1225 Worcester Glosses to Old Eng. Homilies in Anglia (1928) 52 24 Bedydrian: bewicchen. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12114 Summe bokes suggeð..þat þa burh wes biwucched [c1300 Otho i-wicched]. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 69 Þaȝ þet on bi-wichched be. ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 106 (MED) Ȝif ony cursed wycche or enchauntour wolde bewycchen him. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. iv. 68 See how I am bewitcht . View more context for this quotation 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 722 Those who are reported to be eie-biters, or to bewitch with their eies. 1714 A. Pope Chaucer's Wife of Bath in R. Steele Poet. Misc. 19 I scare cou'd sleep since first I knew him, And durst be sworn he had Bewitch'd me to him. 1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton i. 3 The Trolls have bewitched him. 1931 E. Ferber Amer. Beauty iv. 68 In an earlier day Puritan Connecticut and Massachusetts would no doubt have put them to death as evil beings who bewitched the farms and made them bloom by some black magic. 2002 R. Bisha et al. Russian Women, 1698–1917 264 Rumors that the mother-in-law had bewitched Briukhanov's wife had circulated in the village all winter. 2. transitive. figurative. To captivate or influence (a person or thing), as if by magic or witchcraft; to fascinate, charm, enchant, enthral. Also occasionally intransitive.Originally often with negative connotations but now generally in a more positive sense, with connotations of irresistible or beguiling beauty, sweetness, charm, etc.In later use often collocated alliteratively with other verbs, as beguile, bewilder, bedazzle, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > fascinate or enchant enchantc1374 charmc1380 catchc1405 witch1499 bewitch1526 captive1528 allure?1532 captivate1535 disarm1553 enthral1562 sirenize1592 enamour1600 infascinate1687 fascinate1742 capture1796 besiren1861 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Gal. iii. 1 O folisshe Galathyans: who hath bewitched [Gk. ἐβάσκανεν] you? 1614 R. Tailor Hogge hath lost Pearle ii. sig. D Could any Masculine flatterer on earth So far bewitch thee, to forget thy selfe, As now to leaue me? 1712 T. Parnell in Spectator No. 460. ⁋6 The breeze that played about us bewitched the Senses. 1808 A. Cherry in Crosby's Irish Musical Repository 108 The daughters of Erin, Whose smiles can bewitch, whose eyes can command. 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 165 (note) Our author..can never fail of bewitching the reader. 1903 Sunset Mag. Nov. 94/2 Within a few minutes she had beguiled and bewitched it [sc. the baby] into forgetfulness of its woes, reckless of the fact that she was at the same time beguiling and bewitching a full dozen masculine hearts. 1940 L. Hart (title of song) in D. Hart & R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics L. Hart (1995) 272/3 I'm wild again, Beguiled again, A simpering, whimpering child again—Bewitched, bothered & bewildered am I. 2005 Times 23 Dec. (Times2 section) 15/4 A moody but phenomenally gifted 20-year old was just starting to bewitch and bewilder music-lovers with his wild piano pieces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.c1225
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