Old English edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to dǣd +‎ bēta.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæːdˌbeː.tɑ/

Noun edit

dǣdbēta m (nominative plural dǣdbētan)

  1. an amender of one's ill-doing; a penitent

Declension edit

References edit

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921