bedeem en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English bidemen, equivalent to be- + deem. Cognate with Danish bedømme (“to judge, adjuducate, decide”), Swedish bedöma (“to judge”).
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To condemn.
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(obsolete, transitive) To determine or decide the fate of; doom (one) to; sentence; forebode; foretell.
God grant this vision bedeem me any good.
2003, Simon Barker, Hilary Hinds, The Routledge anthology of Renaissance drama:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bideme | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bedeems | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bedeemed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bedeemed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bedeeming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |