bidden

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪdn̩/

bidden

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

• binded, debind

bidden c

1. singular definite of bid

From Middle Dutch bidden, from Old Dutch bidden, 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 voor hen om vergiffenis.

   She prayed to God for their sake for forgiveness.

3. (transitive, formal) to bid

   Ik bid u vaarwel.

   I bid you farewell.

• aanbidden
• biddag
• bidder
• bidprent
• bidsnoer
• bidsprinkhaan

• bede
• gebed

• Afrikaans: bid

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 Old High German *biodan, northern variant of biotan, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną. Cognate with German bieten, Dutch bieden, English bid.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiden/, [ˈbidən]
• 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-Germanic *bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.

bidden

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

• biddelijc
• biddere
• biddinge
• gebidden
• ontbidden
• verbidden

• Dutch: bidden
• Limburgish: baeje

• “bidden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “bidden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

From Old English biddan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.

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

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

• English: bid
• Scots: bid

From Proto-Germanic *bidjaną.

bidden

1. to ask urgently, to request, to beg

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Middle Dutch: bidden
  • Dutch: bidden
  • Limburgish: baeje

• “bidden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012