ask.pst.3sg

biddan

V (v-strong-5)

BID, order, require

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/4228, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biddan#Old_English

originates from

PWGmc *biddjan 'to ask for' (oe-postconsonantal-j) through pwgmc-to-oe

(source: Ringe 2014:51)

PGmc *bedjan- 'to ask for' (bedjan- > beddjan > beddan) through pgmc-to-oe

(source: Kroonen 2013:57)

Inflected forms

biddaþ 'ask-pres.1pl' (oe-1pl) in Aelfric's Colloquy 1

Paradigms