From Middle English bethrowen, bithrawen (“to torture”), from Old English beþrāwan (“to twist”), equivalent to be- + throw. Cognate with West Frisian bedraaie (“to cheat, deceive”), Dutchbedraaien (“to involve”), Germanbedrehen (“to heave to, come to”).
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