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bidan
bidan
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bidan/
Noun
bidan (Jawi spelling بيدن)
- Midwife (person who assists women in childbirth)
Synonyms
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, whence also Old Saxon and Old English bīdan, Old Norse bída.
Verb
bīdan
Conjugation
Conjugation of bīdan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | bīdan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bīdu | beid |
| 2nd person singular | bīdis, bīdist | bidi |
| 3rd person singular | bīdit | beid |
| 1st person plural | bīdon | bidun |
| 2nd person plural | bīdet | bidut |
| 3rd person plural | bīdunt | bidun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bīde | bidi |
| 2nd person singular | bīdes, bīdest | bidis, bidist |
| 3rd person singular | bīde | bidi |
| 1st person plural | bīden | bidin |
| 2nd person plural | bīdet | bidit |
| 3rd person plural | bīdent | bidint |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | bīd | |
| plural | bīdet | |
| participle | present | past |
| bīdandi | gebidon | |
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: biden
- Dutch: bijden
Old English
Verb
bīdan
- to wait, to wait for
- He geþyldum bad. He waited patiently.
- to stay, to remain
- Mere stille bad. The sea remained calm.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bīdan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | bīdan | tō bīdanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | bīde | bād |
| 2nd-person singular | bīdest | bide |
| 3rd-person singular | bīdeþ | bād |
| plural | bīdaþ | bidon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | bīde | bide |
| plural | bīden | biden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bīd | |
| plural | bīdaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bīdende | (ġe)biden | |
Descendants
- English: bide
Related terms
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate to Latin fidēs (English fidelity), fīdō.
Verb
bīdan
Conjugation
Conjugation of bīdan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | bīdan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bīdu | bēd |
| 2nd person singular | bīdis | bidi |
| 3rd person singular | bīdid | bēd |
| plural | bīdad | bidun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bīde | bidi |
| 2nd person singular | bīdes | bidis |
| 3rd person singular | bīde | bidi |
| plural | bīden | bidin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | bīd | |
| plural | bīdad | |
| participle | present | past |
| bīdandi | gibidan, bidan | |
Descendants
- Low German: bieden