gebiddan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gabiddjan, from Proto-Germanic *gabidjaną. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ biddan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈbid.dɑn/

Verb

ġebiddan

1. to pray (often with a reflexive dative or accusative pronoun)
2. to pray to, worship (often with a reflexive dative or accusative pronoun)
3. to ask for something (+ accusative of person asked) (+ genitive of thing requested)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġebiddan (strong class 5)

infinitive	ġebiddan	ġebiddenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġebidde	ġebæd
second person singular	ġebitst	ġebǣde
third person singular	ġebitt, ġebit	ġebæd
plural	ġebiddaþ	ġebǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġebidde	ġebǣde
plural	ġebidden	ġebǣden
imperative
singular	ġebide
plural	ġebiddaþ
participle	present	past
	ġebiddende	ġebeden

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝebidden, ybidden, ibidden