bedelen

== Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bēdelen, from Old Dutch *bedalon. Equivalent to bidden +‎ -elen. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbeːdələ(n)/ Hyphenation: be‧de‧len ==== Verb ==== bedelen (intransitive) to beg for alms or handouts, to panhandle (intransitive, obsolete) to (say) pray(ers) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== schooien smeken ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== bede bedel ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bedel Berbice Creole Dutch: bedle Negerhollands: beddel === Etymology 2 === From be- +‎ delen (“to divide, to share”). ==== Alternative forms ==== bedeelen (obsolete) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bəˈdeːlə(n)/ Hyphenation: be‧de‧len Rhymes: -eːlən ==== Verb ==== bedelen (transitive) to assign, to attribute, to impart, to endow [with met ‘with’] (transitive, obsolete) to divide, portion ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === beelden, beleden