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Etymology

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From Dutch beven, from Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.

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Verb

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bewe (present bewe, present participle bewende, past participle gebewe)

  1. tremble; shiver

Middle English

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Adjective

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bewe

  1. Alternative form of beau

Nias

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ.

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Noun

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bewe (mutated form mbewe)

  1. lip

References

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  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 34.