Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary: badde

badde ˘ˊ ˘ verb, pp. gebatt
1. to do good
2. to help
3. to avail
4. to give relief
5. to be effective
6. to work
  Example:
  1. Un oft Zeide waar, a' kors, die Mammi der Dokder; des hot gebatt. And oftentimes was, of course, the mother the doctor; this worked. (The English meaning is idiomatic.)
Etymology: dG batten