biddan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian bidda, Old Saxon biddian, Old Dutch bidden, Old High German bitten, Old Norse biðja, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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biddan

  1. to ask (+ accusative someone, + genitive for something)
  2. to beg (+ accusative someone, + genitive for something)
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Būtan þām ǣhtum, ġelīċe sind þā þe biddaþ and þā þe him æt biddaþ.
      Aside from possessions, those who beg are the same as those they beg from.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: bidden
    • English: bid
    • Scots: bid

See also

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