bedecian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === *bedcian, *becgian === Etymology === Origin obscure. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *bedukōn or *badikōn (“to petition repeatedly, beg”), equivalent to bedu +‎ -cian. Compare Old High German betalōn (“to beg”). Alternatively, perhaps derived from Proto-West Germanic *bedagō, from Proto-Germanic *bedagô (“beggar”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbe.de.ki.ɑn/ === Verb === bedecian to beg (for alms) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ābedecian ==== Related terms ==== bedu biddan ġebed ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: beggen English: beg Scots: beg → Anglo-Norman: begger