bedögge

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === bedügge (chiefly Kölsch), bedüjje (westernmost Ripuarian) bediere (Siegerland), bedeire, bedeure (Westerwald), bedeude (parts of Eifel) bedeide (most of Moselle Franconian) === Etymology === From Middle High German bedǖden, West Central German form of bediuten. Equivalent to be- +‎ dögge, a little used simplex, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną. Cognate with German bedeuten, Dutch beduiden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈdøɡə/ === Verb === bedögge (third-person singular present bedöck, past participle bedöck) (most of Ripuarian) to mean, signify Synonym: heeße / heesche