Betread

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To tread over or walk upon. transitive

Etymology

From Middle English bitreden, from Old English betredan, equivalent to be- + tread. Cognate with German betreten, Middle Low German betreden, Dutch betreden, Swedish beträda, Norwegian Bokmål betrede, betre and Danish betræde.

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