# bewed

> English word · Verb · IPA /biˈwɛd/

## Definitions
1. To pledge oneself to; betroth; wed; marry.
2. To unite closely and intimately; join.

## Etymology
From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give security”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwaddjōn, equivalent to be- + wed. Cognate with Old Frisian biweddia.

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