biddan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Conjugation 1.3.2 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *bidja-. Cognate with Old Frisian bidda, Old Saxon biddian (Dutch bidden), Old High German bitten (German bitten), Old Norse biðja (Danish bede, Swedish bedja), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbidːɑn/

[edit] Verb

biddan (class V strong)

1. to ask for; to entreat, beg; to demand

   He bæd him hlafas wyrcan. He bade him make loaves of bread. (Cædmon's Metrical Paraphrase)

[edit] Conjugation

Class V strong
present	singular	plural
1st person	bidde	biddaþ
2nd person	biddest
3rd person	biddeþ
subjunctive	bidde	bidden
preterite	singular	plural
1st person	bæd	bǣdon
2nd person	bǣde
3rd person	bæd
subjunctive	bǣde	bǣden
imperative	singular	plural
	bidd	biddaþ
participle	present	past
	biddende	(ġe)bedden

[edit] Descendants

• English: bid