bedeal
English
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”).
Verb
bedeal (third-person singular simple present bedeals, present participle bedealing, simple past and past participle bedealt)
- (transitive, obsolete) To deprive (of).
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