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gebedda

Pronunciation: /jeˈbed.dɑ/

“gebedda” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. someone who lies in bed with someone else: bedfellow
  2. husband or wife
  3. consort

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gabaddjō. Cognate with Old Frisian bedda and Old Saxon gibeddio. Equivalent to ġe- + bedd + -a.

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