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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-daw
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To awake.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English bedauen, bedaghen (“to become day, dawn”); equivalent to be- + daw (“to dawn, to awake”). More at daw.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bedaws (present, singular) bedawing (participle, present) bedawed (participle, past) bedawed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

adaw

Questions

What does bedaw mean?
To awake.
Where does bedaw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bedaw

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