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bedeen

adv

Etymology

From Middle English bedene, bidene, of uncertain origin. Believed to be a formation of bid-, alteration (perhaps through conflation with Middle English mid (“with”) or with) of bi (“by”) + ene (“once”), from Old English ǣne (“once, at once”), related to Old English ān (“one”), equivalent to be- + one.

  1. inherited from ǣne
  2. inherited from bedene

Definitions

  1. As a single unit or body

    As a single unit or body; together.

    • all bedeen

  2. In order

    In order; one after another; in single file.

  3. Immediately

    Immediately; forthwith; quickly; straightway; anon; soon; early on; by and by.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bedeen. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA