bedelen

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Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bēdelen, from Old Dutch *bedalon. Equivalent to bidden +‎ -elen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːdələ(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧de‧len

Verb

bedelen

  1. (intransitive) to beg for alms or handouts, to panhandle
    Verboden te bedelen!
    No begging allowed!
    Hij bedelde net genoeg voor een karig maal.
    He begged just enough for a meager meal.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) to (say) pray(ers)
Inflection
Conjugation of bedelen (weak)
infinitive bedelen
past singular bedelde
past participle gebedeld
infinitive bedelen
gerund bedelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bedel bedelde
2nd person sing. (jij) bedelt bedelde
2nd person sing. (u) bedelt bedelde
2nd person sing. (gij) bedelt bedelde
3rd person singular bedelt bedelde
plural bedelen bedelden
subjunctive sing.1 bedele bedelde
subjunctive plur.1 bedelen bedelden
imperative sing. bedel
imperative plur.1 bedelt
participles bedelend gebedeld
1) Archaic.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bedle
  • Negerhollands: beddel

Etymology 2

From be- +‎ delen (“to divide, to share”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

bedelen

  1. (transitive) to assign, to attribute, to impart, to endow
    Zijn genen bedeelden hem met een scherp verstand, zijn afstamming bedeelde hem niettemin met slavernij.
    His genes endowed him with a sharp wit, his descent nevertheless stuck him with slavery.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to divide, portion
Inflection
Conjugation of bedelen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bedelen
past singular bedeelde
past participle bedeeld
infinitive bedelen
gerund bedelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bedeel bedeelde
2nd person sing. (jij) bedeelt bedeelde
2nd person sing. (u) bedeelt bedeelde
2nd person sing. (gij) bedeelt bedeelde
3rd person singular bedeelt bedeelde
plural bedelen bedeelden
subjunctive sing.1 bedele bedeelde
subjunctive plur.1 bedelen bedeelden
imperative sing. bedeel
imperative plur.1 bedeelt
participles bedelend bedeeld
1) Archaic.
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