Bedalis
BẼDALIS
Etymology
Cf. Bedel (see): German. Bedel. Perhaps also Bẽdalis, Bedãlis are substitutive genders from the stem bedel- or something like thimm. ¹, Badel ². Connection with lit. bedãlis is doubtful, since the word itself is apparently recent.
Feminine FORMS
Bedalienė / Bedalytė
Pronunciation
/²ˈbʲæːdɐlʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. cf. German Bedel - M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 186.
2. ibid., 176.