biden
See also: Biden
Japanese
Romanization
biden
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch bīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan. Cognate with English bide.
Verb
biden
- to wait [with accusative or genitive ‘for’]
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | biden | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | bidens | ||||||
| dative | bidene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | bide | bêet | bide | bēde | |||
| 2nd person singular | bijts, bides | bēets, bēdes | bijts, bides | bēdes | |||
| 3rd person singular | bijt, bidet | bêet | bide | bēde | |||
| 1st person plural | biden | bēden | biden | bēden | |||
| 2nd person plural | bijt, bidet | bēet, bēdet | bijt, bidet | bēdet | |||
| 3rd person plural | biden | bēden | biden | bēden | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | bijt, bide | ||||||
| plural | bijt, bidet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | bidende | gebēden | |||||
Derived terms
- gebiden
- ontbiden
- verbiden
Descendants
- Dutch: beiden (obsolete)
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “biden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Old English
Verb
biden
- past participle of bīdan