bidja

See also: biðja

Gothic

Romanization

bidja

1. romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse biðja, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask for, request”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²biːa/
• Note: The present tense and imperative of the verb use /-ɪ-/.

Verb

bidja (present tense bid or bider, singular past tense bad, plural past tense bådo, past participle bedet, present participle bidjande, imperative bid)

1. (pre-1901 or dialectal) alternative form of beda

Derived terms

• bidjar
• naudbidja
• nidbidja
• tilbidja

References

• “bidja” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring