Bewall

/bɪˈwɔːl/ verb

Definition

To enclose or surround with a wall; to fortify or protect with walls.

Etymology

From 'be-' plus 'wall,' where the prefix means 'to furnish with' or 'to surround with.' This construction was used in Middle English for describing fortification and enclosure of spaces.

Kelly Says

Medieval cities were literally 'bewalled'—surrounded by stone walls for defense. The verb is archaic, but it shows how English once used 'be-' to describe the action of surrounding something with a particular structure.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድምር
dim-ir
ARالعربية
تحصين
tah-seen
BNবাংলা
দিওয়ারে ঘেরা
dee-wo-are gher-a
CACatalà
mur
moor
CSČeština
zdi
zdee
DADansk
mur
moor
DEDeutsch
bemauern
bay-mow-ern
ELΕλληνικά
τοίχος
toi-chos
ESEspañol
enmuros
en-muh-ros
FAفارسی
دیوار
dee-var
FISuomi
seinä
se-i-nä
FRFrançais
couvrir de murs
koo-vree-duh duh mür
GUGU
દિવાલ
dee-wal
HAHA
gidan
gee-dan
HEעברית
קיר
keer
HIहिन्दी
दीवारों से घेरना
dee-vaaron se gher-na
HUMagyar
falazni
fal-az-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
membungkus dengan tembok
mem-bung-kus de-ngan tem-bok
IGIG
nkwu
nk-woo
ITItaliano
murare
moo-rah-reh
JA日本語
壁で囲む
kabe de kakeru
KKKK
сұйық
soo-ee-k
KMKM
ទន្លា
ton-la
KO한국어
벽으로 둘러싸다
byeok-euro dul-leo-sseo-da
MRMR
दिवाळ
dee-wal
MSBahasa Melayu
dinding
din-ding
MYမြန်မာ
ခြံ
khyan
NLNederlands
muur
moor
NONorsk
mur
moor
PAPA
ਦीवਾਰ
dee-war
PLPolski
obmurkować
ob-mur-ko-vat'
PTPortuguês
emparedar
em-pa-re-dar
RORomână
a închide cu ziduri
a in-chee-deh koo zee-doo-ree
RUРусский
замуровать
za-moo-rovat'
SVSvenska
mura upp
moo-ra oop
SWKiswahili
kuja
koo-ja
TAதமிழ்
காற்று
kaatru
TEతెలుగు
గోడ
goad
THไทย
ล้อมรอบด้วยกำแพง
lom rop duay kam paeng
TLTL
pader
pa-der
TRTürkçe
duvarlarla çevrelemek
duvar-lar-la chev-re-le-mek
UKУкраїнська
замурувати
za-moo-ro-vat'
URاردو
دیوار
dee-war
VITiếng Việt
lấp đầy tường
lap day tuong
YOYO
padi
pa-dee
ZH中文
用墙围住
yòng qiáng wéi zhù
ZUZU
zid
zid

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