An obsolete or dialectal past participle of an archaic verb meaning to command or pray.
Extremely rare; possibly related to bede (prayer) or Germanic roots meaning to command. This appears to be a fossilized form from Middle English with uncertain status.
Words like beden show the ghostly traces of Middle English grammar—past tenses and participles that followed patterns that completely disappeared, leaving us with isolated forms that nobody uses anymore.
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