bedd

[Mod E BED; Goth badi; O Fris bedd, bed; O Sax bedd, beddi; Dt bed; OHG betti (Mod G Bett); O Icel beðr (Mod Icel beður); supposed original meaning: “sleeping place dug in the ground” ← Indo-Europ *bhedh-, *bhodh- “to dig, pierce”; Lat fodere “to dig”; Lith badýti “to butt; to prick, poke”; O Slav бости “to pierce; to sting, prick” (Russ бодать “to butt, hit with horns”)]

1.1.1. (b) -ja- stem

(subtype of -a- stem nouns)

masculine gender

(a) (originally short) stems, lengthened as a result of the West Germanic gemination of consonants: bridd-

nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender brid (fledgling)
	singular	plural
nominative	brid, bridd	briddas
genitive	briddes	bridda
dative (instrumental)	bridde	briddum
accusative	brid, bridd	briddas

(b) originally long stems: end-

nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender ende (end)
	singular	plural
nominative	ende	endas
genitive	endes	enda
dative (instrumental)	ende	endum
accusative	ende	endas

(c) short stems ending on -ri: heri-

nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender here (army, host)
	singular	plural
nominative	here	herias, her(i)ȝas, heriȝeas
genitive	heries, heres, her(i)ȝes	heria, her(i)ȝa
dative (instrumental)	herie, her(i)ȝe	herium, her(i)ȝum
accusative	here	herias, her(i)ȝas, heriȝeas

neuter gender

(a) (originally short) stems, lengthened as a result of the West Germanic gemination of consonants: bedd-

nouns, -ja- stem, neuter gender bedd (bed)
	singular	plural
nominative	bed, bedd	bed, bedd
genitive	beddes	bedda
dative (instrumental)	bedde	beddum
accusative	bed, bedd	bed, bedd

(b) originally long stems: ǽrend-

nouns, -ja- stem, neuter gender ǽrende (errand, mission)
	singular	plural
nominative	ǽrende	ǽrendu
genitive	ǽrend	ǽrenda
dative (instrumental)	ǽrend	ǽrendum
accusative	ǽrend	ǽrendu