bedeal

B3E1D2E1A1L1

verb

To deprive (of).

OriginMiddle English bedelen ← Old English bedǣlan →
Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbbedeal (third-person singular simple present bedeals, present participle bedealing, simple past and past participle bedealt)

present singular third person bedeals · participle present bedealing · participle past bedealt · past bedealt

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo deprive (of).

Origin

  1. Old Englishbedǣlan
  2. Middle Englishbedelen
  3. Englishbedeal

From Middle English bedelen, bidelen, bidælen, from Old English bedǣlan, equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + deal. Cognate with Old Saxon bidēlian (“to deprive”), Old High German piteilan (“to deprive”).

More words from Middle English, Old English

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

beadleBedalebelead
Cite this entry
APA

bedeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedeal

MLA

“bedeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedeal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedeal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedeal.

Source: bedeal on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.