1. to pray, utter prayers (to God, etc); 2. to beg, beseech; to ask, request (also bidan)
Etymology
[← Prot-Germ *biđjan; OE biddan (Mod E bid); O Fris bidda; O Sax biddian; Dt bidden; OHG bitten (Mod G bitten); Icel biðja]
Concordance
bidan, bidjan - inf- Matth. VI, 5; Mrk. V, 17; XV, 8; Luk. VI, 12; Cor. I VII, 5 etc
bidja - 1 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Luk. V, 8; VIII, 28; IX, 38; XIV, 18; XIV, 19 etc
bidjis - 2 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Jhn. XI, 22
bidjiþ - 3 pers, sing, pres, indicat; 2 pers, pl, imper - Matth. IX, 38; Luk. X, 2; XIV, 32; Jhn. XIV, 13 etc
bidjam - 1 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Cor. II, V, 20; XIII, 9; Ephes. III, 20; Thessal. I, IV, 1 etc
bidjand - 3 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Rom. X, 14; Cor. I, I, 22
bidei - 2 pers, sing, imper - Matth. VI, 6; Mrk. VI, 22
bidjais - 2 pers, sing, pres, optat - Matth. VI, 6; Mrk. VI, 23
bidjai - 3 pers, sing, pres, optat - Thessal. I, III, 2
bidjaid, bidjaiþ - 2 pers, pl, pres, optat - Matth. V, 44; VI, 5; VI, 8; VI, 9 etc
bidjats - 2 pers, dual, pres, indicat - Mrk. X, 38
bidjau - 1 pers, sing, pres, optat - Mrk. VI, 24; Jhn. XVI, 26
bidjos - 1 pers, dual, pres, indicat - Mrk. X, 35
bad, baþ - 1, 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Matth. XXVII, 58; Mrk. I, 35; V, 10; V,18; V, 23 etc
beduþ - 2 pers, pl, p, indicat - Jhn. XVI, 24
bedun - 3 pers, pl, p, indicat - Matth. VIII, 31; VIII, 34; Luk. IV, 38; VII, 4 etc
bedeima - 1 pers, pl, p, optat - Cor. II, VIII, 6
bidjands - pres.p.- Matth. V, 42; VIII, 5; Mrk. XI, 24; XI, 25; Luk. III, 21 etc
bidjaiþuþ-þan = bidjaiþ + uh (vid -uh) + þan (vid þan) - Thessal. I, V, 25
bidjamuþ-þan = bidjam + uh (vid -uh) + þan (vid þan) - Thessal. I, V, 14
bidjandansuþ-þan = bidjandans + uh (vid -uh) + þan (vid þan) - Matth. VI, 7
bidja - 1 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Luk. V, 8; VIII, 28; IX, 38; XIV, 18; XIV, 19 etc
bidjis - 2 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Jhn. XI, 22
bidjiþ - 3 pers, sing, pres, indicat; 2 pers, pl, imper - Matth. IX, 38; Luk. X, 2; XIV, 32; Jhn. XIV, 13 etc
bidjam - 1 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Cor. II, V, 20; XIII, 9; Ephes. III, 20; Thessal. I, IV, 1 etc
bidjand - 3 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Rom. X, 14; Cor. I, I, 22
bidei - 2 pers, sing, imper - Matth. VI, 6; Mrk. VI, 22
bidjais - 2 pers, sing, pres, optat - Matth. VI, 6; Mrk. VI, 23
bidjai - 3 pers, sing, pres, optat - Thessal. I, III, 2
bidjaid, bidjaiþ - 2 pers, pl, pres, optat - Matth. V, 44; VI, 5; VI, 8; VI, 9 etc
bidjats - 2 pers, dual, pres, indicat - Mrk. X, 38
bidjau - 1 pers, sing, pres, optat - Mrk. VI, 24; Jhn. XVI, 26
bidjos - 1 pers, dual, pres, indicat - Mrk. X, 35
bad, baþ - 1, 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Matth. XXVII, 58; Mrk. I, 35; V, 10; V,18; V, 23 etc
beduþ - 2 pers, pl, p, indicat - Jhn. XVI, 24
bedun - 3 pers, pl, p, indicat - Matth. VIII, 31; VIII, 34; Luk. IV, 38; VII, 4 etc
bedeima - 1 pers, pl, p, optat - Cor. II, VIII, 6
bidjands - pres.p.- Matth. V, 42; VIII, 5; Mrk. XI, 24; XI, 25; Luk. III, 21 etc
bidjaiþuþ-þan = bidjaiþ + uh (vid -uh) + þan (vid þan) - Thessal. I, V, 25
bidjamuþ-þan = bidjam + uh (vid -uh) + þan (vid þan) - Thessal. I, V, 14
bidjandansuþ-þan = bidjandans + uh (vid -uh) + þan (vid þan) - Matth. VI, 7
Paradigm
4.1.1.5. (b) V class irregular strong verbs
Some verbs of this class displayed certain anomalies in forming past tense forms. Namely, the verb bidjan (to pray; to beg, request) lost in the preterite its vowel -j- (e.g. ik bidja (I pray), but bedun (they prayed/asked)), while the verb fraíhnan (to inquire) lost in the preterite its consonant -n-.
| V class irregular |
infinitive | preterite singular | preterite plural | past participle |
| normal grade | normal grade | lengthened grade | normal grade | |
| to pray; to beg | bidjan | bad | bēdum | bidans |
| to ask, inquire | fráihnan [-ɛ-] |
frah | frēhum [-ē-] |
fráihans [-ɛ-] |
See the complete paradigm of the conjugation of strong verbs
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