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)
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Hwīlon cōm sē deofol, 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.

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġebiddan (strong, class V)
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
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