bedrite

English

Etymology 1

From bed +‎ rite.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛdˌɹaɪt/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

bedrite (plural bedrites)

  1. The duty or privilege of the marriage bed.

Etymology 2

From be- +‎ drite.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɹaɪt/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Verb

bedrite (third-person singular simple present bedrites, present participle bedriting, simple past bedrote or bedrit, past participle bedritten)

  1. (transitive, obsolete, UK dialectal) To befoul with ordure; bedirt.

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