beð

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bed"

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic *badją.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpeː/
    Rhymes: -eː
    Homophone: be

Noun

beð m (genitive singular beðs, plural beð)

  1. (archaic, poetic) duvet
  2. bed (as in flowerbed)

Declension
m12 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative beður beðurin beðir beðirnir
Accusative beð beðin beðir beðirnar
Dative beði beðinum beðum beðunum
Genitive beðar beðarins beða beðanna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse beðr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛːð/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːð

Noun

beð n (genitive singular beðs, nominative plural beð)

  1. bed (in a garden)

Declension
declension of beð
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beð beðið beð beðin
accusative beð beðið beð beðin
dative beði beðinu beðum beðunum
genitive beðs beðsins beða beðanna

Synonyms

Middle English

Noun

beð

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of bath

Old Norse

Noun

beð

  1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of beðr
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