biddan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian bidda, Old Saxon biddian, Old Dutch bidden, Old High German bitten, Old Norse biðja, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbid.dɑn/ Rhymes: -id.dɑn === Verb === biddan to ask (+ accusative someone, + genitive for something) c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 20:22 c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord" c. 992, Ælfric, "Dedication of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel" to beg (+ accusative someone, + genitive for something) c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany" ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġebiddan (“to pray”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: biddenEnglish: bidScots: bid ==== See also ==== āscian