English Explanatory Dictionary

bedeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To deprive (of).

Word forms

bedeal bedeals bedealing bedealt

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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