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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
bæd 'ask.pst.3sg' (oe-past-3sg) in Ætherlwold's Reforms
Paradigms