Bedene

/bɛˈdiːn/ adverb

An archaic adverb meaning quickly, soon, or immediately.

From Middle English bedene, from Old English, possibly related to be- (prefix intensifier) and dene or a similar root. The exact etymology is uncertain but it appears in Middle English texts meaning 'straightaway' or 'at once.'

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