Beedged

/bɪˈɛdʒd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'bedge'; to border, edge, or surround something completely.

Etymology

From the prefix 'be-' combined with 'edge,' following the pattern of thorough action. 'Bedge' is a rarely-used verb meaning to put an edge on something or to border it completely.

Kelly Says

'Bedge' is so obscure that most dictionaries barely mention it, yet it follows perfectly logical English word-building rules—it's a ghost word that grammatically should exist but never developed actual usage, like English's version of a evolutionary dead-end.

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