Definition
To make dark or to darken thoroughly.
Etymology
From the Middle English intensive prefix 'be-' combined with 'dark,' likely influenced by similar constructions like 'bedim' and 'becloud.' The word appears in early modern English literature to express complete darkening.
Kelly Says
This word reveals how English speakers in Shakespeare's time loved building dramatic intensity—instead of just saying 'darken,' they could say 'bedark' to make it sound more absolute and poetic, like modern poetry might say 'enveloped in darkness.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንደ
en-de an-de
ARالعربية
لعنة
la-ˈʕen-na
CACatalà
maldita
mal-di-ta
DADansk
for fanden
for fa-n-den
DEDeutsch
verdammt
fɛɐ̯ˈdɐm.t
ELΕλληνικά
αμαρτία
a-mar-tia
ESEspañol
maldita sea
mal-dee-ta se-a
FRFrançais
putain
pwa-tɛ̃
IDBahasa Indonesia
sial
sya-al
ITItaliano
dannata
dan-na-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
sial
sya-al
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
verdomme
vɛrˈdɔm.ə
NONorsk
for faen
for fa-en
PLPolski
do cholery
do kho-le-ri
RORomână
blestemat
ble-ste-mat
SVSvenska
för helvete
för hel-ve-te
SWKiswahili
mungu!
mun-gu
UKУкраїнська
багаття
ba-gat-tya
VITiếng Việt
chết mẹ
chet me
ZUZU
ngiy'ngiy'
ngi-ngi-ngi