Etymology

bedole

B3E1D2O1L1E1

Today it means: To stupefy with pain or grief. Full definition →

Middle English dollen
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  1. Middle English · derived fromdollen
  2. English todaybedole

From be- + dole, from Middle English dollen, variant of dullen (“to make dull”), equivalent to be- + dull.

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