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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bedeal en · 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”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To deprive (of).

Forms

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bedeals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bedealt Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bedealt Tense=Past lexicographic
bedealing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic