Bede

German

Alternative forms

Bete

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/
Audio [ˈb̥eːdɘ] (file)

Noun

Bede f (genitive Bede, no plural)

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

Declension

Declension of Bede [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bede
genitive	einer	der	Bede
dative	einer	der	Bede
accusative	eine	die	Bede

Derived terms

Bedepflicht
Landbede

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