bedridden

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• bed-ridden

[edit] Etymology

From Old English bedreda, from rida (“‘rider’”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives

[edit] Adjective

bedridden (comparative more bedridden, superlative most bedridden)

1. confined to bed because of infirmity or illness

[edit] Synonyms

• (confined to bed): bedfast, bedbound

[edit] Translations