Old English · noun
gebedda
Normalised ġebedda
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /jeˈbed.dɑ/
- Syllables
- je · ˈbed · dɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- bedfellowlieselsesomeone
Meaning
-
someone who lies in bed with someone else: bedfellow
-
husband or wife
Sē þeġn wæs wuniende butan wīfes nēawiste, forþan þe his ġebedda ġefaren wæs of life.
The thane was living without the companionship of a woman, for his wife had departed from life.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints -
consort
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gabaddjō. Cognate with Old Frisian bedda and Old Saxon gibeddio. Equivalent to ġe- + bedd + -a.
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