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Etymology

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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).

Verb

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bedeal (third-person singular simple present bedeals, present participle bedealing, simple past and past participle bedealt)

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

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