bede

English

/biːd/

noun
Definitions
  • prayer, request, supplication
  • order, command
  • rosary

Etymology

Derived from Middle English bēde (rosary, bead, command, supplication, prayer, order, request) derived from Old English gebed (petition, an ordinance, prayer, supplication, religious service) derived from Proto-Germanic *bedą (prayer, entreaty) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ- (wish, ask for, ask, pray, request).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰedʰ-

Gloss

wish, ask for, ask, pray, request

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

祈

Emoji
🙏

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