bidden

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪdn̩/

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bidden

1. past participle of bid
2. past participle of bide

• debind, binded, Dibden

bidden c

1. definite singular of bid

From Middle Dutch bidden, from Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪdə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bid‧den
• Rhymes: -ɪdən

bidden

1. (intransitive) to pray

   Bidden tot God. ― To pray to God.

   Zij hebben de gewoonte om vijf maal per dag te bidden. ― They have the custom of praying five times a day.

2. (transitive) to pray to (often with a preposition phrase)

   Ze bad God om vergiffenis. ― She prayed to God for forgiveness.

3. (transitive, formal) to bid

   Ik bid u vaarwel. ― I bid you farewell.

4. (intransitive, ornithology, birdwatching) to hover (of birds), to use wings to remain in the same place in mid-air

   De torenvalk speurde biddend naar zijn prooi. ― The kestrel sought his prey while hovering.

• bede
• gebed

• Afrikaans: bid
• Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit

From Old Saxon biddian, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Compare Dutch bidden, West Frisian bidde, German bitten, English bid, Danish bede.

bidden (third-person singular simple present biddt, past tense beed, past participle beden, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to ask

   He beed € 12,50 to kriegen. — He asked to have €12.50.

2. to pray

   De Sassen beden Saxnot mehr as alle annern Gödder. — The Saxons prayed Saxnot more than any other god.

3. to request

   Ik bidd en beten Stillde! — Silence!

4. To bid

   Ik bidd jo Fahrwoll. — I bid you farewell.

From Middle High German bieten, from Old High German beodan, northern variant of biotan. Cognate with German bieten, Dutch bieden, English bid.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiden/, [ˈbi.dən]
• Rhymes: -idən

bidden (third-person singular present bitt, past participle gebueden, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to offer
2. (transitive or intransitive) to bid (e.g. at an auction)
3. (reflexive, of an opportunity) to occur, to arise

From Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan.

bidden

1. to pray
2. to ask, to request
3. to beg
4. to invite

• Dutch: bidden
  • Afrikaans: bid
  • Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit
• Limburgish: baeje

• “bidden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bidden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

From Old English biddan.

bidden (third-person singular simple present biddeth, present participle biddende, biddynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bad, past participle beden)

1. To ask, beseech
2. To demand
3. To command

• English: bid
• Scots: bid

• “bidden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

From Proto-West Germanic *biddjan.

bidden

1. to ask urgently, to request, to beg

• Middle Dutch: bidden
  • Dutch: bidden
    • Afrikaans: bid
    • Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit
  • Limburgish: baeje

• “bidden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012