"bedrel" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bedrel [comparative], most bedrel [superlative]
Etymology: From bed + -rel. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bed|rel}} 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: From bed + -rel. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bed|rel}} 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 with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -rel, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -rel: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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