Bewrapt

/bɪˈræpt/ verb

Definition

Past tense of bewrap; covered or wrapped completely in something.

Etymology

From bewrap plus the regular past tense suffix '-ed', though sometimes spelled 'bewrapt' as an archaic or poetic past participle form influenced by Old English strong verb patterns.

Kelly Says

English has two ways to make past tense: regular endings like '-ed' and irregular forms that change the vowel (like sing/sang). Bewrapt shows how older spellings sometimes preserved these older patterns even as the language modernized.

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