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Beward vs Bedward - What's the difference?

beward | bedward |

As a verb beward

is (rare) to guard about or completely; protect.

As an adverb bedward is

toward bed.

beward

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (rare) To guard about or completely; protect.
  • *1895 , William Morris, A.J. Wyatt, Beowulf :
    • Hrothgar's Thane, and full strongly then set he a-quaking The stark wood in his hands, and in council-speech speer'd he: What men be ye then of them that have war-gear, With byrnies bewarded , who the keel high up-builded Over the Lake-street thus have come leading.

    bedward

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bedwards

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Toward bed.