"bedwarf" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedwarfs [present, singular, third-person], bedwarfing [participle, present], bedwarfed [participle, past], bedwarfed [past]
Etymology: From be- + dwarf. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|dwarf}} be- + dwarf Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedwarf (third-person singular simple present bedwarfs, present participle bedwarfing, simple past and past participle bedwarfed)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. Tags: archaic, transitive

Inflected forms

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