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Bede

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English

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A depiction of Bede from the Nuremberg Chronicle

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Bede

  1. An English monk, historian and theologian from Northumbria who lived from c. 673 to 753, commonly known as the Venerable Bede.

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German

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Etymology

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From northern Middle High German bede and Middle Low German bēde, from Proto-Germanic *bedō (plea). Doublet of Bitte (“plea”). The use for a tax developed in Middle High German.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːdə/
  • Audio; [ˈb̥eːdɘ]:(file)

Noun

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Bede f (genitive Bede, no plural)

  1. (historical) A kind of mediaeval and early-modern tax in some German regions.

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