beodan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian biāda, Old Saxon biodan, Middle Dutch bieden (Dutch bieden), Old High German biotan (German bieten), Old Norse bjóða (Danish byde, Swedish bjuda (“command, show”)), Gothic *𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*biudan) (attested in compounds). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πυνθάνομαι (punthánomai, “learn”), Sanskrit बुध्यते (búdhyate, “wake”), Old Church Slavonic бъдети (bŭdeti) (Russian будить (buditʹ, “wake”)), Lithuanian budeti (“awake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːo̯dɑn/
Verb
bēodan
- to offer, give
- Hafa arna þanc ðara, ðe ðu unc bude. Thanks for the kindnesses which you offered us as host.
- to proclaim, announce
- Geacas gear budon. Cuckoos announced the year.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bēodan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | bēodan | tō bēodanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | bēode | bēad |
| 2nd-person singular | bīetst | bude |
| 3rd-person singular | bīet | bēad |
| plural | bēodaþ | budon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | bēode | bude |
| plural | bēoden | buden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bēod(e) | |
| plural | bēodaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bēodende | (ġe)boden | |
Derived terms
- bebēodan
- forbēodan
- ġebēodan
- misbēodan
Related terms
- bēodian
Descendants
- Middle English: beden
- English: bid, bede
- Scots: bede