bedaff

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English bedaffen, bidaffen, equivalent to be- +‎ daff.

Verb

bedaff (third-person singular simple present bedaffs, present participle bedaffing, simple past bedaffed, past participle bedaffed or bedaft)

1. (transitive) To befool; make a fool of.
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To confound or stupefy.

Derived terms

• bedaft

Anagrams

• baffed