bedd

See also: Bedd and Bedd.

Middle English

Noun

bedd

1. (uncommon) alternative form of bed

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse beðr.

Alternative forms

• bed (non-standard since 2012)

Noun

bedd m (definite singular bedden, indefinite plural beddar, definite plural beddane)

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

bedd (neuter bedd or bedt, definite singular and plural bedde)

1. past participle of be
2. past participle of beda

Verb

bedd

1. supine of be
2. supine of beda

References

• “bedd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• bed, bædd

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *badi (oblique form *baddj-), from Proto-Germanic *badją (“resting-place”). Cognate with Old Frisian bed, Old Saxon beddi, Dutch beddi, Old High German betti, Old Norse beðr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌹 (badi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bedd/, [bed]
• Rhymes: -edd

Noun

bedd n

1. bed
   • c. 990 CE, Mark 2:10-11, in Benjamin Thorpe, F.S.A., ed. and transl., The Anglo-Saxon Version of the Holy Gospels, London: J.G.F. and J. Rivington; and J.H. Parker, published 1842, page 74:

     Hē cwæð tō þām laman, þē iċ seċġe, arīs, nim ðīn bed, and gā tō þīnum hūse.

     He said to the lame man, "I say to you, arise, take your bed, and go to your house."

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bedd	bedd
accusative	bedd	bedd
genitive	beddes	bedda
dative	bedde	beddum

Synonyms

• fletrest
• ġerest
• leġer

Derived terms

• bedbūr
• bedcleofa
• bedstrēaw
• ġebedda
• hlīnbedd

Descendants

• Middle English: bed, bedd (uncommon), bæd (Early Middle English), bedde, bede (Late Middle English)
  • English: bed
  • Middle Scots: bed, bede
    • Scots: bed

See also

• bædling

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *badi (“sleeping-place”).

Noun

bedd n

1. bed

Descendants

• North Frisian: baad (Föhr-Amrum), beed (Mooring), Bēr (Sylt)
• Saterland Frisian: Bääd
• West Frisian: bêd

Swedish

Participle

bedd

1. past participle of be

Tarifit

Root
b-d-d
5 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ăβdəd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Nador, Al Hoceima) [βədː]
• Rhymes: -ədː
• Syllabification: bedd

Verb

bedd (verbal noun abeddi or tiddi or addud, Tifinagh spelling ⴱⴻⴷⴷ) (intransitive)

1. to stand, to stand up
2. to stop, to stand still
3. (of the moon) to be new

   Ibedd uyur. ― It's a new moon.

4. to support, to assist [with ak]

   Yettbedda ak yewdan. ― He supports others.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedd

aorist perfective negative perfective imperfective negative imperfective participle ibedden ibedden ibedden yettbeddan yettbeddin singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person aorist m beddeɣ tbedded ibedd nbedd tbeddem bedden f tbedd tbeddent beddent perfective m beddeɣ tbedded ibedd nbedd tbeddem bedden f tbedd tbeddent beddent negative perfective m beddeɣ tbedded ibedd nbedd tbeddem bedden f tbedd tbeddent beddent imperfective m ttbeddiɣ tettbeddid yettbedda nettbedda tettbeddam ttbeddan f tettbedda tettbeddant ttbeddant negative imperfective m ttbeddiɣ tettbeddid yettbeddi nettbeddi tettbeddim ttbeddin f tettbeddi tettbeddint ttbeddint aorist imperative m bedd beddem, beddet f beddent imperfective imperative m ttbedda ttbeddam, ttbeddat f ttbeddant injunctive m nbeddet f nbeddent

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh beð, from Proto-Celtic *bedom (“grave, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ-. Cognate with Cornish bedh, Breton bez, Celtiberian (arkato-)bezom (plausibly interpreted as "silver mine"), and English bed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːð/
• Rhymes: -eːð

Noun

bedd m (plural beddau)

1. grave

Derived terms

• bedd torfol (“mass grave”)
• beddrod (“graveyard”)
• carreg fedd (“gravestone”)
• torrwr beddau (“gravedigger”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bedd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bedd	fedd	medd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bedd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies