gebidan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ġe- + bīdan. Cognate with Old Saxon gibīdan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gabeidan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ġebīdan
- to wait, bide
- Exeter Book, The Wanderer
- Oft him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð,
Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdcearig- A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful
- A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
- Exeter Book, The Wanderer
- to pause
- Exeter Book, The Wanderer
- Beorn sceal ġebīdan þonne hē bēot spriceð oþþæt collenferð cunne ġearwe hwider hreþra ġehyġd hweorfan wille.
- A man must pause when he utters a boast, until, for all his magnanimity, he really know whither his heart's meditation will tend.
- Exeter Book, The Wanderer
- to experience or endure
- to reach, attain
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ġebīdan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | ġebīdan | ġebīdenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġebīde | ġebād |
| second person singular | ġebītst | ġebide |
| third person singular | ġebītt, ġebīt | ġebād |
| plural | ġebīdaþ | ġebidon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġebīde | ġebide |
| plural | ġebīden | ġebiden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġebīd | |
| plural | ġebīdaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġebīdende | ġebiden | |