† bedidderv.
Obsolete.
To deceive, delude.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > deceive, delude [verb (transitive)]
bedidderc1000
bipechec1000
swikeOE
fodea1375
flatter1377
to make believea1393
illude1447
miscarrya1450
to fode forth (also occasionally forward, off, on, out)1479
delude1493
sophisticate1597
sile1608
prestigiate1647
will-o'-the-wisp1660
bilk1672
foxa1716
fickle1736
moonshine1824
c1000 Ælfric Genesis xliv. 15 Wendon ge þat ge mihton bedidrian minne gelican.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 19138 Te defell haffde hemm all. Bididdredd.
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