Bede

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English

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A depiction of Bede from the Nuremberg Chronicle

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bede

  1. An English monk, historian and theologian from Northumbria who lived from c. 673 to 753, commonly known as the Venerable Bede.

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German

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Etymology

From northern Middle High German bede and Middle Low German bēde, from Proto-Germanic *bedō (plea). Doublet of Bitte (“plea”). The use for a tax developed in Middle High German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːdə/
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Noun

Bede f (genitive Bede, no plural)

  1. (historical) A kind of mediaeval and early-modern tax in some German regions.

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