bequeath

English

Etymology

From Middle English bequethen, from Old English becweþan (“to say, to speak to, address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will”), equivalent to be- +‎ quethe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bɪˈkwiːθ/, /bɪˈkwiːð/, SAMPA: /bI"kwi:T/, /bI"kwi:D/
• Rhymes: -iːð or Rhymes: -iːθ

Verb

bequeath (third-person singular simple present bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, simple past bequeathed or bequoth, past participle bequeathed or rarely bequethen)

1. (law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament; especially of personal property.
2. To hand down; to transmit.
3. To give; to offer; to commit.

Related terms

• quethe
• quoth
• bequest

Translations

to give or leave by will

Armenian: կտակել (hy) (ktakel) Bulgarian: завещавам (bg) Dutch: nalaten (nl), overdragen (nl), legateren (nl) Finnish: testamentata (fi) French: léguer (fr) Italian: legare (it), lasciare in eredità (it)

Old Frisian: biqathan Portuguese: legar (pt) Russian: завещать (ru) Spanish: heredar (es), legar (es), dejar (es), ceder (es) West Frisian: bekwathan (archaic)

to hand down; to transmit

Dutch: doorgeven (nl) Finnish: luovuttaa (fi) French: transmettre (fr), passer (fr)

Italian: trasmettere (it), tramandare (it) Portuguese: legar (pt), transmitir (pt) Spanish: transmitir (es), conferir (es), pasar (es), legar (es)

to give; to offer; to commit

Dutch : aanbieden (nl) Finnish: luovuttaa (fi) French: donner (fr), offrir (fr)

Italian: donare (it), offrire (it) Spanish: dar (es), otorgar (es), confiar (es)