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bidden

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English

Pronunciation

Verb

bidden

  1. past participle of bid
  2. past participle of bide

Derived terms

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

bidden c

  1. definite singular of bid

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bidden, from Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.

Pronunciation

Verb

bidden

  1. (intransitive) to pray
    Bidden tot God. ― To pray to God.
    Zij hebben de gewoonte om vijf maal per dag te bidden. ― They have the custom of praying five times a day.
  2. (transitive) to pray to (often with a preposition phrase)
    Ze bad God om vergiffenis. ― She prayed to God for forgiveness.
  3. (transitive, formal) to bid
    Ik bid u vaarwel. ― I bid you farewell.
  4. (intransitive, ornithology, birdwatching) to hover (of birds), to use wings to remain in the same place in mid-air
    De torenvalk speurde biddend naar zijn prooi. ― The kestrel sought his prey while hovering.

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (strong class 5), infinitive ...

Derived terms

nouns
verbs
  • aanbidden
  • achteruitbidden
  • afbidden
  • doorbidden
  • heenbidden
  • meebidden
  • nabidden
  • ontbidden
  • opbidden
  • terugbidden
  • toebidden
  • uitbidden
  • verbidden
  • voorbidden
  • voortbidden

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bid
  • Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon biddian, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Compare Dutch bidden, West Frisian bidde, German bitten, English bid, Danish bede.

Verb

bidden (third-person singular simple present biddt, past tense beed, past participle beden, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to ask
    He beed € 12,50 to kriegen. — He asked to have €12.50.
  2. to pray
    De Sassen beden Saxnot mehr as alle annern Gödder. — The Saxons prayed Saxnot more than any other god.
  3. to request
    Ik bidd en beten Stillde! — Silence!
  4. To bid
    Ik bidd jo Fahrwoll. — I bid you farewell.

Conjugation

More information infinitive, present ...

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German bieten, from Old High German beodan, northern variant of biotan. Cognate with German bieten, Dutch bieden, English bid.

Pronunciation

Verb

bidden (third-person singular present bitt, past participle gebueden, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to offer
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to bid (e.g. at an auction)
  3. (reflexive, of an opportunity) to occur, to arise

Conjugation

More information infinitive, participle ...

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan.

Verb

bidden

  1. to pray
  2. to ask, to request
  3. to beg
  4. to invite

Inflection

More information infinitive, base form ...

Derived terms

  • biddelijc
  • biddere
  • biddinge
  • gebidden
  • ontbidden
  • verbidden

Descendants

Further reading

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English biddan.

Verb

bidden (third-person singular simple present biddeth, present participle biddende, biddynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bad, past participle beden)

  1. To ask, beseech
  2. To demand
  3. To command

Descendants

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biddjan.

Verb

bidden

  1. to ask urgently, to request, to beg

Inflection

Conjugation of bidden (strong class 5 j-present)
More information infinitive, indicative ...

Descendants

Further reading

  • “bidden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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