An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bede

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Becken

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Bede

Beere

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Bede.

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2558844An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BedeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bede, feminine, ‘gratuity;’ borrowed from the Low German bede. It corresponds to Middle High German bëte, ‘command,’ which still exists in Modern High German with the meaning ‘request, prayer.’