gebedda
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gabaddjō. Cognate with Old Frisian bedda and Old Saxon gibeddio. Equivalent to ġe- + bedd + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈbed.dɑ/
Noun
ġebedda m
- someone who lies in bed with someone else: bedfellow
- husband or wife
- consort
Declension
Declension of gebedda (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġebedda | ġebeddan |
| accusative | ġebeddan | ġebeddan |
| genitive | ġebeddan | ġebeddena |
| dative | ġebeddan | ġebeddum |
Coordinate terms
- ġebedde
References
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ge-bedda”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ge-bedda”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ge-bedda”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.