bedelen
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bēdelen, from Old Dutch *bedalon. Equivalent to bidden + -elen.
Pronunciation
Verb
bedelen
- (intransitive) to beg for alms or handouts, to panhandle
- Verboden te bedelen!
- No begging allowed!
- Hij bedelde net genoeg voor een karig maal.
- He begged just enough for a meager meal.
- (intransitive, obsolete) to (say) pray(ers)
Inflection
| Conjugation of bedelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bedelen | |||
| past singular | bedelde | |||
| past participle | gebedeld | |||
| infinitive | bedelen | |||
| gerund | bedelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bedel | bedelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bedelt, bedel2 | bedelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bedelt | bedelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bedelt | bedelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bedelt | bedelde | ||
| plural | bedelen | bedelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bedele | bedelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bedelen | bedelden | ||
| imperative sing. | bedel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bedelt | |||
| participles | bedelend | gebedeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- afbedelen
- bedelaar
- bedelerse
- bedelig
- bedelambacht
- bedelboef
- bedelbrief
- bedelbroeder
- bedelbrok
- bedelbrood
- bedeldag
- bedeldeken
- bedelfiel
- bedelgoed
- bedeljongen
- bedelkind
- bedelkleed
- bedelkleuren
- bedelkorf
- bedellap
- bedelliedje
- bedelman
- bedelmonnik
- bedelnatie
- bedelnap
- bedelnon
- bedelorde
- bedelpartij
- bedelpenning
- bedelplug
- bedelpraktijk
- bedelrap
- bedelras
- bedelrot
- bedelschat
- bedelschuim
- bedelstaf
- bedeltas
- bedeltocht
- bedeltong
- bedeltroep
- bedeltros
- bedelvlieg
- bedelvolk
- bedelvoogd
- bedelvrij
- bedelwijf
- bedelzak
Descendants
Related terms
Etymology 2
From be- + delen (“to divide, to share”).
Alternative forms
- bedeelen (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Verb
bedelen
- (transitive) to assign, to attribute, to impart, to endow Template:+preo
- Zijn genen bedeelden hem met een scherp verstand, zijn afstamming bedeelde hem niettemin met slavernij.
- His genes endowed him with a sharp wit, his descent nevertheless stuck him with slavery.
- (transitive, obsolete) to divide, portion
Inflection
| Conjugation of bedelen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bedelen | |||
| past singular | bedeelde | |||
| past participle | bedeeld | |||
| infinitive | bedelen | |||
| gerund | bedelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bedeel | bedeelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bedeelt, bedeel2 | bedeelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bedeelt | bedeelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bedeelt | bedeelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bedeelt | bedeelde | ||
| plural | bedelen | bedeelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bedele | bedeelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bedelen | bedeelden | ||
| imperative sing. | bedeel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bedeelt | |||
| participles | bedelend | bedeeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
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