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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *gabaddjā, from Proto-Germanic *gabadjǭ. Cognate with Old High German gibetta and Old Norse beðja. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ bedd +‎ -e or ġebedda +‎ -e.

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Noun edit

ġebedde f

  1. female who lies in bed with someone else: bedfellow
  2. wife
  3. female consort

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