bedight

[ bih-dahyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, be·dight, be·dight or be·dight·ed, be·dight·ing.

bedight

/ bɪˈdaɪt /

Origin of bedight¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; be-, dight

Origin of bedight¹

C14: from dight

And the Lady bore in her hand a sleeve of flame-colored satin very richly bedight with many pearls of great price.

Their little souls were white as new-fallen snow and bedight with indulgences and prayers.

Heigho, and how his quiver / with well-wrought hands was rich bedight!

Then went with her thither / full many a beauteous maid, A hundred good or over, / bedight right merrily.

Within the court the heroes / bedight with trappings due Awaited noble maidens, / as I have told to you.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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