Bede

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From northern Middle High German bede and Middle Low German bēde, from Proto-Germanic *bedō (plea). Doublet of Bitte (“plea”). The use for a tax developed in Middle High German.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːdə/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Bede f (genitive Bede, no plural)

  1. (historical) A kind of mediaeval and early-modern tax in some German regions.

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