An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bede

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506125An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Bede1891John Francis Davis

​ Bede, f., ‘gratuity;’ borrowed from the LG. bede. It corresponds to MidHG. bëte, ‘command,’ which still exists in ModHG. with the meaning ‘request, prayer.’

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