bevelen

Middle Dutch

/bəˈveːlən/

verb

Definitions

to recommend, to advise
to entrust with knowledge
to entrust into someone's care
to order, to command

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch bifelan inherited from *bifelhan.

Origin

*bifelhan

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

befeolan Old English
bevēlen Middle Dutch
bifelahan Old High German
*bifelhan gmw-pro
bifelan Old Dutch
bifelhan Old Saxon
bifela Old Frisian

bevēlen