Old English · verb
gebiddan
Normalised ġebiddan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class V
- IPA
- /jeˈbid.dɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈbid · dɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- askedrequestedreflexivepray
Meaning
-
to pray (often with a reflexive dative or accusative pronoun)
Hwīlon cōm sē dēofol, on ānre dīgelnysse, mid purpuran ġescrȳd, and mid helme ġeglenġd, tō ðām hālgan were, þǣr hē hine ġebǣd, and cwæð, þæt hē wǣre witodlīċe sē Hǣlend.
Once the Devil came, shrouded in a purple garment and adorned with a crowed, to the holy man in a recess where he prayed, and said that he was truly the Savior.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
to pray to, worship (often with a reflexive dative or accusative pronoun)
-
to ask for something (+ accusative of person asked) (+ genitive of thing requested)
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġebidde | ġebæd |
| 2nd singular | ġebitst | ġebǣde |
| 3rd singular | ġebittġebit | ġebæd |
| Plural | ġebiddaþ | ġebǣdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġebidde | ġebǣde |
| Plural | ġebidden | ġebǣden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġebiddan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġebiddenne |
| Imperative singular | ġebide |
| Imperative plural | ġebiddaþ |
| Present participle | ġebiddende |
| Past participle | ġebeden |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gabiddjan, from Proto-Germanic *gabidjaną. Equivalent to ġe- + biddan.
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