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# battaglione
## Italian
### Etymology

From battaglia +‎ -one.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bat.taʎˈʎo.ne/
* Rhymes: -one
* Hyphenation: bat‧ta‧glió‧ne

### Noun

battaglione m (plural battaglioni)
* (military) battalion
* (by extension, uncommon) large group of people

#### Descendants

* → French: bataillon
** → Portuguese: batalhão
** → Russian: батальо́н (batalʹón)
** → Ukrainian: батальйо́н (batalʹjón)
* → Polish: batalion

#### See also

* compagnia

### Further reading

* battaglione in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* battaglione in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* battaglione in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* battaglióne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* battaglióne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
# beatboxing
## English
### Alternative forms

* beat boxing
* beat-boxing

### Noun

beatboxing (uncountable)
* The practice of using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create beats, rhythms and melodies for music, mainly hip hop.

### Verb

beatboxing
* present participle and gerund of beatbox

### Related terms

* mouth drums

### See also

* mbube
# beatboxtest
## German
### Verb

beatboxtest
* inflection of beatboxen:
** second-person singular preterite
** second-person singular subjunctive II
# beatboxes
## English
### Noun

beatboxes
* plural of beatbox

### Verb

beatboxes
* third-person singular simple present indicative of beatbox

## Spanish
### Noun

beatboxes m pl
* plural of beatbox
# wence
## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwɛnt͡sɛ/, [ˈwɛnt͡sə]

### Adverb

wence
* outside

#### Antonyms

* nutśi
# decuplándoles
## Spanish
### Verb

decuplándoles
* gerund of decuplar combined with les
# decuplándolo
## Spanish
### Verb

decuplándolo
* gerund of decuplar combined with lo
# beaver tails
## English
### Noun

beaver tails
* plural of beaver tail
# beaverboard
## English
### Etymology

From beaver +‎ board, probably from Beaver Manufacturing Company, probably from Beaver Falls (“hamlet in New York”). Originally a trademark.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈbivɚˌbɔɹd/, /-ˌboɹd/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbiːvəˌbɔːd/
* Hyphenation: bea‧ver‧board

### Noun

beaverboard (usually uncountable, plural beaverboards)
* A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
** 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 176,
    Instead, he turned around and deliberately faced a sheet of what had once been snow-white beaverboard that was nailed uncompromisingly to the back of the door.
# beaveras
## Latin
### Verb

beāverās
* second-person singular pluperfect active indicative of beō
# bautizándolos
## Spanish
### Verb

bautizándolos
* gerund of bautizar combined with los
# baśń z tysiąca i jednej nocy
## Polish
### Etymology

Literally, “a fairy tale of a thousand and one nights”.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaɕɲ s tɘˈɕɔnt͡sa i ˈjɛdnɛj ˈnɔt͡sɘ/
* Syllabification: baśń z ty‧sią‧ca i jed‧nej no‧cy

### Noun

baśń z tysiąca i jednej nocy f
* (idiomatic) Alternative form of bajka z tysiąca i jednej nocy

#### Declension
### Further reading

* baśń z tysiąca i jednej nocy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* baśń z tysiąca i jednej nocy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
# dedéense
## Spanish
### Verb

dedéense
* third-person plural imperative of dedear combined with se
# Myelochroa
## Translingual

Wikispecies

### Proper noun

Myelochroa f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Parmeliaceae – axil-bristle lichens.
# Mould effect
## English
### Etymology

Named after Steve Mould, science presenter who popularized the effect in a YouTube video.

### Proper noun

the Mould effect
* A counterintuitive physical phenomenon observed with a chain of beads placed inside a jar: when one end of the chain is yanked from the jar and allowed to fall to the floor, it establishes a self-sustaining flow of the chain which rises up into an arch as if being sucked by an invisible siphon.

#### Synonyms

* chain fountain
# Moravița
## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Moravica, from Morava +‎ -ica.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Moravița f
* A commune of Timiș, Romania
* A village in Moravița, Timiș, Romania
# decorramos
## Galician
### Verb

decorramos
* inflection of decorrer:
** first-person plural present subjunctive
** first-person plural imperative

## Portuguese
### Verb

decorramos
* inflection of decorrer:
** first-person plural present subjunctive
** first-person plural imperative
# decorrano
## Italian
### Verb

decorrano
* inflection of decorrere:
** third-person plural present subjunctive
** third-person plural imperative

### Anagrams

* cedrarono, cordonare, cordonerà, corredano
# beccheggiassero
## Italian
### Verb

beccheggiassero
* third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of beccheggiare
# wine cups
## English
### Noun

wine cups
* plural of wine cup
# bedingt
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

bedingt
* inflection of bedingen:
** second/third-person singular present indicative
** (archaic) plural imperative

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Participle

bedingt
* past participle of bedingen

### Adjective

bedingt (strong nominative masculine singular bedingter, not comparable)
* conditional, provisory
* conditioned, induced
* (Austria, Switzerland, law) (prison sentence) suspension of sentence on probation
    Synonym: auf Bewährung
    Sie wurde zu zwei Jahren bedingt verurteilt. ― She was sentenced to two years on probation.

#### Antonyms

* unbedingt

### Further reading

* “bedingt” in Duden online
* “bedingt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
# bedingungslos
## German
### Etymology

Bedingung +‎ -los

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Austria):(file)
* IPA: /bəˈdɪŋʊŋsˌloːs/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

bedingungslos (strong nominative masculine singular bedingungsloser, comparative bedingungsloser, superlative am bedingungslosesten)
* unconditional

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “bedingungslos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “bedingungslos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “bedingungslos” in Duden online
# bedingte
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

bedingte
* inflection of bedingt:
** strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
** strong nominative/accusative plural
** weak nominative all-gender singular
** weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
# defenestraven
## Catalan
### Verb

defenestraven
* third-person plural imperfect indicative of defenestrar
# defenestravi
## Italian
### Verb

defenestravi
* second-person singular imperfect indicative of defenestrare
# defenestravano
## Italian
### Verb

defenestravano
* third-person plural imperfect indicative of defenestrare
# defenestraves
## Catalan
### Verb

defenestraves
* second-person singular imperfect indicative of defenestrar
# beamshelves
## English
### Noun

beamshelves
* plural of beamshelf
# beamsizes
## English
### Noun

beamsizes
* plural of beamsize
# wewe
## Apalaí
### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *wewe. Cognate to Kari'na wewe, Yao (South America) wewe.

### Noun

wewe
* tree

## Gun
### Etymology

Cognates include Fon wèwé, Saxwe Gbe wě

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wé.wé/

### Adjective

wéwé
* white

## Kari'na
### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *wewe; compare Apalaí wewe, Trió wewe, Wayana wewe, Waiwai wewe, Yao (South America) wewe, veüe.

### Pronunciation

* (Venezuela) IPA: [βeːβe]
* (West Suriname) IPA: [ʋeːʋe]
* (East Suriname) IPA: [weːwe]

### Noun

wewe (possessed wewery, wery)
* tree
* wood
* stick, rod

### References

* Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 427
* Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “wewe”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 519; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 508

## Ojibwe
### Noun

wewe
* wild goose

## Pennsylvania German
### Etymology

Compare German weben, Dutch weven, English weave.

### Verb

wewe
* to weave

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Pronoun

wewe
* you (second-person singular pronoun)

#### See also

| Number | Person | Independent | Subject concord | Subject concord | Object concord | Combined forms | Combined forms | Combined forms | Possessive |
| Number | Person | Independent | affirmative | negative | Object concord | na | ndi- | si- | Possessive |
| Singular | First | mimi | ni- | si- | -ni- | nami, na mimi | ndimi, ndiye | simi, siye | -angu |
| Singular | Second | wewe | u- | hu- | -ku- | nawe, na wewe | ndiwe, ndiye | siwe, siye | -ako |
| Singular | Third | yeye | a-, yu- | ha-, hayu- | -m-, -mw-, -mu- | naye, na yeye | ndiye | siye | -ake |
| Plural | First | sisi | tu- | hatu- | -tu- | nasi, na sisi | ndisi, ndio | sio | -etu |
| Plural | Second | ninyi | m-, mw-, mu- | ham-, hamw-, hamu- | -wa- | nanyi, na ninyi | ndinyi, ndio | sinyi, sio | -enu |
| Plural | Third | wao | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | nao | ndio | sio | -ao |
| Reflexive | Reflexive | — | — | — | -ji- | — | — | — | — |
| For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns. ||||||||||

## Wayana
### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *wewe; compare Apalaí wewe, Kari'na wewe, Trió wewe, Waiwai wewe, Yao (South America) wewe, veüe.

### Noun

wewe
* tree
* wood
* stick

### References

* Eliane Camargo, Tapinkili, et al. (2010) Hakëne omijau eitop wajana-palasisi: Dictionnaire bilingue wayana-français

## Yao (South America)
### Alternative forms

* veüe

### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *wewe. Cognate to Kari'na wewe, Apalaí wewe.

### Noun

wewe
* tree

### Further reading

* de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642–643
# wewei
## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /we.ˈwe.i/

### Noun

wewei
* ant

#### Alternative forms

* wewewi

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
# Măniuț
## Romanian
### Etymology

From Manea +‎ -uț.

### Proper noun

Măniuț m (genitive/dative lui Măniuț)
* a surname
# bavettes
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

bavettes
* plural of bavette

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

bavettes f
* plural of bavette
# bedövningspilens
## Swedish
### Noun

bedövningspilens
* definite genitive singular of bedövningspil
# bedövningspilarna
## Swedish
### Noun

bedövningspilarna
* definite plural of bedövningspil
# bedövningspils
## Swedish
### Noun

bedövningspils
* indefinite genitive singular of bedövningspil
# decretasti
## Italian
### Verb

decretasti
* second-person singular past historic of decretare

### Anagrams

* detestarci, discettare, discetterà, screditate
# Nagykölked
## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnɒckølkɛd]
* Hyphenation: Nagy‧köl‧ked
* Rhymes: -ɛd

### Proper noun

Nagykölked
* A village in Vas County, Hungary.

#### Derived terms

* nagykölkedi
# Nagykálló
## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnɒckaːlːoː]
* Hyphenation: Nagy‧kál‧ló
* Rhymes: -loː

### Proper noun

Nagykálló
* A town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary.

#### Derived terms

* nagykállói
# dedoceat
## Latin
### Verb

dēdoceat
* third-person singular present active subjunctive of dēdoceō
# dedoceare
## Latin
### Verb

dēdoceāre
* second-person singular present passive subjunctive of dēdoceō
# beabis
## Latin
### Verb

beābis
* second-person singular future active indicative of beō
# beabimus
## Latin
### Verb

beābimus
* first-person plural future active indicative of beō
# decrittavo
## Italian
### Verb

decrittavo
* first-person singular imperfect indicative of decrittare
# decrittavate
## Italian
### Verb

decrittavate
* second-person plural imperfect indicative of decrittare
# decrittazione
## Italian
### Alternative forms

* decriptazione

### Etymology

From decrittare +‎ -zione.

### Noun

decrittazione f (plural decrittazioni)
* decryption, decoding, deciphering
# beeldhouwen
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbeːltɦɑu̯ə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: beeld‧hou‧wen

### Etymology 1

Back-formation from beeldhouwer (“scuptor”); in turn from beeld +‎ houwen.

#### Verb

beeldhouwen
* (transitive) to carve (sculptures, as an art form)

##### Usage notes

The verb is a backformation from a noun "beeldhouwer" meaning "sculptor", which is why it follows a weak verb inflection pattern as opposed to class 7 strong verb pattern that the base verb, houwen (hieuw/gehouwen), belongs to.

##### Alternative forms

* beeldhouden (hypercorrection, rare)

##### Derived terms

* beeldhouwer

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: beeldhou

### Etymology 2

Gerund of the verb beeldhouwen.

#### Noun

beeldhouwen n (uncountable)
* (the art of) sculpture
# beeldhouwe
## Dutch
### Verb

beeldhouwe
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of beeldhouwen
# NJRF
## English
### Proper noun

NJRF
* (US) Initialism of National Joint Replacement Foundation.
# Mother Theresas
## English
### Noun

Mother Theresas
* plural of Mother Theresa
# Nalanda
## English
### Proper noun

Nalanda
* (Buddhism) A large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India.
* A district of Bihar, India.
# definiëre
## Dutch
### Verb

definiëre
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of definiëren

### Anagrams

* definieer
# definiție
## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French définition, from Latin definitio. Equivalent to defini +‎ -ție.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /defiˈnit͡si.e/
* Rhymes: -it͡sie
* Hyphenation: de‧fi‧ni‧ți‧e

### Noun

definiție f (plural definiții)
* definition
# definiërend
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Participle

definiërend
* present participle of definiëren
# beat-matches
## English
### Verb

beat-matches
* third-person singular simple present indicative of beat-match
# beavissem
## Latin
### Verb

beāvissem
* first-person singular pluperfect active subjunctive of beō
# Myslinski
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Myśliński.

### Proper noun

Myslinski (plural Myslinskis)
* A surname from Polish.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Myslinski is the 34073rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 667 individuals. Myslinski is most common among White (96.7%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Myslinski”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 641.
# Mysliwiec
## English
### Etymology

From Polish Myśliwiec.

### Proper noun

Mysliwiec (plural Mysliwiecs)
* A surname.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Mysliwiec is the 31453rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 736 individuals. Mysliwiec is most common among White (97.55%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mysliwiec”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 641.
# defendataj
## Esperanto
### Adjective

defendataj
* plural present passive participle of defendi
# behäbige
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

behäbige
* inflection of behäbig:
** strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
** strong nominative/accusative plural
** weak nominative all-gender singular
** weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
# beerwort
## English
### Alternative forms

* beer-wort, beer wort

### Etymology

From Middle English berwort, berwurt, equivalent to beer +‎ wort. Cognate with Dutch bierwort (“beerwort”), German Bierwürze (“beerwort”).

### Noun

beerwort (plural beerworts)
* (brewing) Wort prepared by the infusion of malt with water, intended to be converted into beer.
# beerwurst
## English
### Etymology

Partial calque of German Bierwurst, equivalent to beer +‎ wurst.

### Noun

beerwurst (uncountable)
* Synonym of Bierwurst (“a smoked, seasoned Brühwurst sausage originally from Bavaria in Germany, with a garlicky flavor and dark red color”).
# beerware
## English
### Etymology

From beer +‎ -ware.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

beerware (uncountable)
* (computing, often humorous) Software that can be used under a relaxed licence, with the user encouraged to pay for the software by donating to its author enough money to buy a beer.

### Anagrams

* werebear
# īsu
## Latvian
### Adjective

īsu
* inflection of īss:
** accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
** genitive plural masculine/feminine
# закашливаюсь
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [zɐˈkaʂlʲɪvəjʉsʲ]

### Verb

зака́шливаюсь • (zakášlivajusʹ)
* first-person singular present indicative imperfective of зака́шливаться (zakášlivatʹsja)
# proscriveremo
## Italian
### Verb

proscriveremo
* first-person plural future of proscrivere
# bianchettare
## Italian
### Verb

* This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
* The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).
bianchettàre (first-person singular present bianchétto, first-person singular past historic bianchettài, past participle bianchettàto, auxiliary avére)
* (transitive) to correct using correction fluid

#### Related terms

* bianchetto

### Anagrams

* banchetterai, bianchetterà
# plumularian
## English
### Etymology

From plumularia +‎ -an.

### Noun

plumularian (plural plumularians)
* (zoology) Any plumularia.

### Adjective

plumularian (not comparable)
* (zoology) Belonging or relating to the plumularia.

### References

* “plumularian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
# īsumam
## Latvian
### Noun

īsumam m
* dative singular of īsums
# baremés
## Spanish
### Verb

baremés
* second-person singular voseo present subjunctive of baremar
# beormum
## Old English
### Noun

beormum
* dative plural of beorma
# defricaturi
## Latin
### Participle

dēfricātūrī
* inflection of dēfricātūrus:
** nominative/vocative masculine plural
** genitive masculine/neuter singular
# wintriges
## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwin.tri.jes/

### Adjective

wintriġes
* strong genitive masculine/neuter singular of wintriġ
# wintrigum
## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwin.tri.jum/

### Adjective

wintriġum
* inflection of wintriġ:
** strong dative masculine/neuter singular
** strong/weak dative/instrumental masculine/feminine/neuter plural
# beavo
## Italian
### Verb

beavo
* first-person singular imperfect indicative of beare
# Moustafas
## English
### Proper noun

Moustafas
* plural of Moustafa
# Nagupak
## Kankanaey
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /naˈɡupak/ [nʌˈɡuː.pʌk̠̚]
* Rhymes: -upak
* Syllabification: Na‧gu‧pak

### Proper noun

Nagúpak
* A mythological location wherein a large number of evil spirits live

### References

* Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎, volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 87
# Nagree
## English
### Proper noun

Nagree
* (obsolete) The Devanagari script.

#### Alternative forms

* Nagaree, Negari
# Naguabo
## English
### Proper noun

Naguabo
* A town and municipality in Puerto Rico.
# defenderer
## Latin
### Verb

dēfenderer
* first-person singular imperfect passive subjunctive of dēfendō
# defenderentur
## Latin
### Verb

dēfenderentur
* third-person plural imperfect passive subjunctive of dēfendō
# deheats
## English
### Verb

deheats
* third-person singular simple present indicative of deheat

### Anagrams

* headset
# wipe someone's eye
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Verb

wipe someone's eye (third-person singular simple present wipes someone's eye, present participle wiping someone's eye, simple past and past participle wiped someone's eye)
* (idiomatic) To defeat; to defeat humiliatingly.

### See also

* wipe someone's nose
# wipe someone's nose
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Verb

wipe someone's nose (third-person singular simple present wipes someone's nose, present participle wiping someone's nose, simple past and past participle wiped someone's nose)
* (idiomatic, African-American Vernacular, slang) To defeat humiliatingly, usually by robbing or killing.

### See also

* wipe someone's eye
# wipe the slate clean
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌwaɪp ðə sleɪt ˈkliːn/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Verb

wipe the slate clean (third-person singular simple present wipes the slate clean, present participle wiping the slate clean, simple past and past participle wiped the slate clean)
* (idiomatic) To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.

#### Synonyms

* bury the hatchet
* draw a sponge over the slate (obsolete)
* pass a sponge over the slate (obsolete)

#### Antonyms

* hold a grudge

#### Related terms

* clean slate

#### See also

* turn over a new leaf
# bebericassem
## Portuguese
### Verb

bebericassem
* third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of bebericar
# Nattenhoven
## Dutch
### Etymology

Potentially attested as Attenhoven in 1553, attested with certainty as Nattenhoven in 1790. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Dutch Natto (a personal name) or Atto (a personal name) and the dative plural of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
See also Limburgish Nattenhaove.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑ.tə(n)ˌɦoː.və(n)/
* Hyphenation: Nat‧ten‧ho‧ven

### Proper noun

Nattenhoven n
* A hamlet in Stein, Limburg, Netherlands

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
# Nattern
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Nattern
* plural of Natter
# deiferam
## Latin
### Adjective

deiferam
* accusative feminine singular of deiferus
# behilf
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

behilf
* singular imperative of behelfen
# bechamel sauce
## English
### Noun

bechamel sauce (usually uncountable, plural bechamel sauces)
* Alternative spelling of béchamel sauce
# bechance
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɪˈt͡ʃæns/, /bɪˈt͡ʃɑːns/
* Rhymes: -æns, -ɑːns

### Etymology 1

From be- +‎ chance.

#### Verb

bechance (third-person singular simple present bechances, present participle bechancing, simple past and past participle bechanced)
* (intransitive) To happen; chance.
* (transitive, archaic) To happen (to); befall to.
** 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC:Disturb his hours of rest with restless trances, / Afflict him in his bed with bedrid groans; / Let there bechance him pitiful mischances, / To make him moan; but pity not his moans: / Stone him with harden'd hearts, harder than stones

##### Synonyms

* (to happen) come to pass, occur, transpire; See also Thesaurus:happen
* (to happen to)

### Etymology 2

From be- (“by”) +‎ chance.

#### Adverb

bechance (not comparable)
* Accidentally; by chance.
** 1569, Richard Grafton, “Henry the Eyght”, in A Chronicle at Large and Meere History of the Affayres of Englande […], volume II, London: […] Henry Denham, […], for Richarde Tottle and Humffrey Toye, →OCLC, page 1073:[Y]et we haue withſtood them till at the last battayle of Branxſton, where we bechaunce loſt our ſouereigne Lorde, and many noble men, but that was by treaſon of his Lord Chamberleyn, and yet I thinke we wanne the field: […]
# wios
## Abenaki
### Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wi·yawehsi.

### Noun

wios
* meat