Sentence:  Several passages in the chronicles show that Elfric was tender of the queen's good name: perhaps it was the queen rather than the king who, acting on the advice of Elfwinus, wished the princes <WSD>bewitted</WSD>, that is to say, accomplished; made men of the world, and as we should say, their manner improved: [...] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To endue or impart wit (to); instruct.