bidden

English

Verb

bidden

1. Past participle of bid
2. Past participle of bide

Anagrams

• binded

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Danish

Noun

bidden c

1. singular definite of bid

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Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bidden, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Compare Low German bidden, West Frisian bidde, German bitten, English bid, Danish bede.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bidden

1. To pray.

   Bidden tot God. — To pray to God.

2. To bid.

   Ik bid u vaarwel. — I bid you farewell.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bidden (strong class 5)

infinitive	bidden
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bid	bad
2nd person singular	bidt	bad
2nd person sing. (gij)	bidt	baadt
3rd person singular	bidt	bad
plural	bidden	baden
subjunctive sing.1	bidde	bade
subjunctive plur.1	bidden	baden
imperative sing.	bid
imperative plur.1	bidt
participles	biddend	(hebben) gebeden
1) Archaic.