bedd
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bed (non-standard since 2012)
Noun
bedd m (definite singular bedden, indefinite plural beddar, definite plural beddane)
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Old English
Alternative forms
- bed, bædd
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *badi (oblique form *baddj-), from Proto-Germanic *badją (“sleeping-place”). Cognate with Old Frisian bed, Old Saxon beddi, Dutch beddi, Old High German betti, Old Norse beðr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌹 (badi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bedd/, [bed]
Declension
Declension of bedd (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | bedd | bedd |
accusative | bedd | bedd |
genitive | beddes | bedda |
dative | bedde | beddum |
Synonyms
- fletrest
- ġerest
- leġer
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *badją (“sleeping-place”).
Swedish
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh beð, from Proto-Celtic *bodyom (“grave, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ-. Cognate with Cornish bedh, Breton bez, Celtiberian (arkato-)bezom (plausibly interpreted as "silver mine"), and English bed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beːð/
- Rhymes: -eːð
Derived terms
- carreg fedd (“gravestone”)
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