beðr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *badją.
Noun
beðr m (genitive beðjar, plural beðir)
Declension
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
- beðja f (“bedfellow”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: beður m, beð n
- Faroese: beður m, beð n
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bedd
- Old Swedish: *bädh, bädhil
Further reading
- 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.