# beward

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To guard about or completely; protect.

## Etymology
From Middle English *bewarden, from Old English beweardian (“to ward, protect, keep”), equivalent to be- + ward.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beward