bedew

English

Etymology

From Middle English bidewen, bideawen; equivalent to be- + dew. Cognate with Dutch bedauwen (to bedew), German betauen (to bedew).

Verb

bedew (third-person singular simple present bedews, present participle bedewing, simple past and past participle bedewed)

  1. (transitive) To make wet with or as if with dew.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈdɛw/

Adjective

bedew

  1. beautiful

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.dɛf/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɛf
  • Syllabification: be‧dew

Noun

bedew m animal

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of badawja

Declension

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