bework

Meaning

Verb

To work around or about; surround.
To work, as with thread; embroider.
To work over; rework; edit.

Origin

From Middle English bewurchen, from Old English bewyrċean, bewyrċan, from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wirkijaną, equivalent to be- + work. Cognate with North Frisian bewerke, Dutch bewerken, German bewirken, Danish bevirke. More at be-, work.

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