beður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic *badją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːðʏr

Noun

beður m (genitive singular beðs or beðjar, nominative plural beðir)

1. (archaic) bed (to sleep in)
2. (archaic) bed (flowerbed, etc.)

Declension

declension of beður

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beður	beðurinn	beðir	beðirnir
accusative	beð	beðinn	beði	beðina
dative	beði	beðinum / beðnum	beðjum	beðjunum
genitive	beðs / beðjar	beðsins / beðjarins	beðja	beðjanna

Synonyms

• (bed to sleep in): ból, rúm
• (flowerbed): beð, blómabeð

Related terms

• beddi
• beð
• beðja