bearbind

Meaning

1. European bindweed, lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
2. Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

Synonyms

Devil’s guts

hedge bindweed

hedge false bindweed

hedge falsebindweed

hedgebell

large bindweed

large wild morning glory

old man’s night cap

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: -

In summary

Probably from Old English. Compare Old English berwinde for the first element (which might be related to Old English bere (“barley”) or bearo (“grove”)) . For the second part, compare other names for the same plant such as English cornbind and withwind, which seem to show free variation between wind and bind in compounds.