Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedeen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-deen
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

As a single unit or body; together.

Obsolete

adv

Immediately; forthwith; quickly; straightway; anon; soon; early on; by and by.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "all bedeen"

Etymology

From Middle English bedene, bidene, of uncertain origin. Believed to be a formation of bid-, alteration (perhaps through conflation with Middle English mid (“with”) or with) of bi (“by”) + ene (“once”), from Old English ǣne (“once, at once”), related to Old English ān (“one”), equivalent to be- + one.

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Questions

What does bedeen mean?
As a single unit or body; together.
Where does bedeen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bedeen

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