beð

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bed"

Faroese

Alternative forms

• beður

Etymology

From Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic *badją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː/

  Rhymes: -eː

  Homophone: be

Noun

beð m (genitive singular beðs, plural beð)

1. (archaic, poetic) duvet
2. bed (as in flowerbed)

Declension

Declension of beð (m12)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beður	beðurin	beðir	beðirnir
accusative	beð	beðin	beðir	beðirnar
dative	beði	beðinum	beðum	beðunum
genitive	beðar	beðarins	beða	beðanna

Synonyms

• (duvet): dýna

Related terms

• beður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse beðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːð/
• Rhymes: -ɛːð

Noun

beð n (genitive singular beðs, nominative plural beð)

1. bed (in a garden)

   Synonyms: reitur, beður

Declension

Declension of beð (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beð	beðið	beð	beðin
accusative	beð	beðið	beð	beðin
dative	beði	beðinu	beðum	beðunum
genitive	beðs	beðsins	beða	beðanna

Middle English

Noun

beð

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of bath

Old Norse

Noun

beð

1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of beðr