bedrite

English

Etymology 1

From bed +‎ rite.

Alternative forms

• bedright

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.

Anagrams

• debrite, redebit