bedeitn

From Middle High German bediuten, from Old High German bithiuten. Equivalent to be- +‎ deitn.

• IPA^(key): /b̥e̞ˈd̥ɑɛ̯d̥ːn̩/
• IPA^(key): /b̥e̞ˈd̥ɶːd̥ːn̩/ (Vienna)
• Hyphenation: be‧deitn

bedeitn (past participle bedeit)

1. (transitive) to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken, to entail
2. (transitive, with dative, dated) to imply something to someone, to give someone to understand, to infer
3. (ditransitive) to signify to, to have meaning to
4. (transitive) to signify, to represent, to denote, to mean (to have a certain meaning (when translated, deciphered, etc.))

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