the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To wet or moisten.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To wet; moisten.
n. In falconry, the leather with which the bell was attached to a hawk's leg.
Word Usage
"And then we embraced and kissed the one the other, the tears so abundantly flowing out from both our eyes, that we all bewet both our faces, and scarcely for sorrow could we speak one to another."