bewit

/B IH0 W IH1 T/
noun
  1. 1

    (chiefly in the plural, archaic, falconry) A small strip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.

verb
  1. 1

    (transitive) To endue or impart wit (to); instruct.

  2. 2

    (transitive) To bequeath.