different between bedeck vs bedight

English

Etymology

From be- +? deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??d?k/
• Rhymes: -?k

Verb

bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)

1. (transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.

Translations

Anagrams

• becked

German

Pronunciation

Verb

bedeck

1. singular imperative of bedecken
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of bedecken

English

Etymology

From Middle English bedighten, bidihten; equivalent to be- +? dight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??da?t/
  • (Canada) IPA^(key): [b??d??t]
• Rhymes: -a?t

Verb

bedight (third-person singular simple present bedights, present participle bedighting, simple past and past participle bedight or bedighted)

1. (archaic) To equip or bedeck.

Adjective

bedight (comparative more bedight, superlative most bedight)

1. (archaic) That has been equipped or bedecked.

Anagrams

• Digbeth