bedammen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bəˈdɑ.mə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to dam, to confine or protect with dams in relation to bodies of water and parts of land

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bedammen pre from Dutch, Flemish dammen (checkers, play checkers).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

dammen

Gloss

checkers, play checkers

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