bedecken

German

Etymology

From Old High German *bidecchen, from Proto-Germanic *biþakjaną, equivalent to be- + decken. Cognate with Dutch bedekken, English bethatch, Swedish betäcka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɛkən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧de‧cken

Verb

bedecken (third-person singular simple present bedeckt, past tense bedeckte, past participle bedeckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cover
  2. (gamekeeping) to make mate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bithekken. Equivalent to be- + decken.

Verb

bedecken

  1. to cover
  2. to hide, to conceal
  3. to keep secret

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • bedecken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • bedecken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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