biddan
Old English
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈbid.dɑn/
Verb
biddan
- to ask (+ accusative someone, + genitive for something)
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 20:22
- Ġit nyton hwæs ġit biddaþ.
- You two don't know what you're asking for.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord"
- Ne bitt hē ūs nānes þinges.
- He doesn't ask us for anything.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Dedication of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel"
- Se biscop ða funde him to rǽde, þæt hí mid þreora daga fæstene, swutelunge þæs wundres æt Gode bǣdon.
- The bishop then found it advisable, that they should ask from God an explanation of the miracle with a fast of three days.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 20:22
- 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.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
Conjugation
Conjugation of biddan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | biddan | biddenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bidde | bæd |
| second person singular | bitst | bǣde |
| third person singular | bitt, bit | bæd |
| plural | biddaþ | bǣdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bidde | bǣde |
| plural | bidden | bǣden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bide | |
| plural | biddaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| biddende | (ġe)beden | |
Derived terms
- ġebiddan (“to pray”)
See also
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