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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of bed (“bed”) + leger (“(period of) lying, bed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛtˌleː.ɣər/
- Hyphenation: bed‧le‧ger
Noun
bedleger n (plural bedlegers, diminutive bedlegertje n)
- (archaic) sickbed, bedrest
- (obsolete) sick person, person in bedrest
- (obsolete) bed
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