beðr
See also: Bedr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *badją.
Noun
[edit]beðr m (genitive beðjar, plural beðir)
Declension
[edit]| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | beðr | beðrinn | beðir | beðirnir |
| accusative | beð | beðinn | beði | beðina |
| dative | beð, beði | beðinum | beðjum | beðjunum |
| genitive | beðjar | beðjarins | beðja | beðjanna |
Related terms
[edit]- beðja f (“bedfellow”)
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: beður m, beð n
- Faroese: beður m, beð n
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bedd
- Old Swedish: *bädh, bädhil
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “beðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 45; also available at the Internet Archive
- J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on beðr.