Bedight

/bɪˈdaɪt/ verb

Definition

To dress, clothe, or adorn; to prepare or equip (archaic).

Etymology

From Old English 'be-' (prefix) + 'dight' (to dress or prepare, from Germanic roots). This verb was common in Middle English but became archaic by the 1800s.

Kelly Says

Sir Walter Scott used 'bedight' in his romantic poetry because it sounded wonderfully medieval and archaic—writers deliberately chose old words to create a sense of the past!

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