bequeath

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. Cognate with West Frisian bekwathan.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɪˈkwiːθ/, /bɪˈkwiːð/
• Hyphenation: be‧queath
• Rhymes: -iːð or Rhymes: -iːθ

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

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

• (give or leave by will): The verb bequeath is usually used of personal property; for real property, the term devise is preferred.

• quethe
• quoth
• bequest