"bedrel" meaning in English

See bedrel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more bedrel [comparative], most bedrel [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English -rel English bedrel From bed + -rel. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bed|-rel|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English -rel English bedrel [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*badi", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bedd", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bed", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bed", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-rel", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bedrel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bedrel"> From bed + -rel. Head templates: {{en-adj}} bedrel (comparative more bedrel, superlative most bedrel)
  1. (rare, obsolete) Bedridden. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-bedrel-en-adj-BlzWXM8m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Noun

Forms: bedrels [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English -rel English bedrel From bed + -rel. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bed|-rel|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English -rel English bedrel [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*badi", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bedd", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bed", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bed", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-rel", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bedrel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bedrel"> From bed + -rel. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedrel (plural bedrels)
  1. (UK dialectal) A bedridden person; a helpless cripple. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-bedrel-en-noun-VThg4UIH Categories (other): British English, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -rel, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -rel: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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