Etymology

bedone

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Middle English bedon ← Old English bedōn
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bedone · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited frombedōn
  2. Middle English · inherited frombedon
  3. English todaybedone

From Middle English bedon, from Old English bedōn, past participle of bedōn (“to shut”). More at bedo.

bedone · adjective2

From be- + done.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbedon all →

bedo

Old Englishbedōn all →

bedo

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