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bedaff

English

Etymology

From 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, Britain dialectal) To confound or stupefy.

Derived terms

  • bedaft

References

  • Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary?[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 216

Anagrams

  • baffed

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bedaft

English

Etymology

From bedaff (to befool, make a fool of) +? -t (past tense ending).

Adjective

bedaft (comparative more bedaft, superlative most bedaft)

  1. (archaic) Stupid; foolish; dim-witted.
    Then are you blind, dull-witted, and bedaft.

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