bedelen.
to beg for alms or handouts, to panhandle
Meaning & usage
to beg for alms or handouts, to panhandle
Verboden te bedelen!
Hij bedelde net genoeg voor een karig maal.
to (say) pray(ers)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch bēdelen, from Old Dutch *bedalon. Equivalent to bidden + -elen.
to assign, to attribute, to impart, to endow
Zijn genen bedeelden hem met een scherp verstand, zijn afstamming bedeelde hem niettemin met slavernij.
to divide, portion
Where this word comes from
From be- + delen (“to divide, to share”).
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