Bedo

//bəˈdu(ː)// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To shut; make or put to. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To befoul; defile with ordure. obsolete, transitive
  3. 3
    To adorn; ornament; garnish. obsolete, transitive

Etymology

From Middle English bedon, from Old English bedōn (“to shut”), equivalent to be- + do.

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