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bedeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-deal
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive (of).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English bedelen, bidelen, bidælen, from Old English bedǣlan, equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + deal. Cognate with Old Saxon bidēlian (“to deprive”), Old High German piteilan (“to deprive”).

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Inflected Forms

bedeals (present, singular) bedealing (participle, present) bedealt (participle, past) bedealt (past)

Questions

What does bedeal mean?
To deprive (of).
Where does bedeal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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