beðr

See also: Bedr and bedr-

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *badją.

Noun

beðr m (genitive beðjar, plural beðir)

1. bolster, bedding

Declension

Declension of beðr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beðr	beðrinn	beðir	beðirnir
accusative	beð	beðinn	beði	beðina
dative	beð, beði	beðinum	beðjum	beðjunum
genitive	beðjar	beðjarins	beðja	beðjanna

Related terms

• beðja f (“bedfellow”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: beður m, beð n
• Faroese: beður m, beð n
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bedd
• Old Swedish: *bädh, bädhil
  • Swedish: bädd c
    • → Finnish: peti

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “beðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 45; also available at the Internet Archive
• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on beðr.