bedraw

English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To draw aside or away.
  • (transitive) To draw away; seduce; deceive.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bedrawen inherited from Old English bedragan (seduce, draw aside) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bidraganą affix from English draw (move by pulling).

Origin

English

draw

Gloss

move by pulling

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