bedight

verb

be·​dight bi-ˈdīt 

bē-

bedighted or bedight; bedighting

transitive verb

archaic

: equip, array

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bydyghten, from by- be- + dighten "to array, dress" — more at dight

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bedight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

bedight

adjective

be·​dight bi-ˈdīt 

archaic

: being dressed or decorated