# bidden
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɪdn̩/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Verb

bidden
* past participle of bid
* past participle of bide

#### Derived terms

* unbidden

### Anagrams

* debind, binded, Dibden

## Danish
### Noun

bidden c
* definite singular of bid

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch bidden, from Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɪdə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bid‧den
* Rhymes: -ɪdən

### Verb

bidden
* (intransitive) to pray
    Bidden tot God. ― To pray to God.
    Zij hebben de gewoonte om vijf maal per dag te bidden. ― They have the custom of praying five times a day.
* (transitive) to pray to (often with a preposition phrase)
    Ze bad God om vergiffenis. ― She prayed to God for forgiveness.
* (transitive, formal) to bid
    Ik bid u vaarwel. ― I bid you farewell.
* (intransitive, ornithology, birdwatching) to hover (of birds), to use wings to remain in the same place in mid-air
    De torenvalk speurde biddend naar zijn prooi. ― The kestrel sought his prey while hovering.

#### Derived terms

* biddag
* bidder
* bidprent
* bidsnoer
* bidsprinkhaan
* aanbidden
* achteruitbidden
* afbidden
* doorbidden
* heenbidden
* meebidden
* nabidden
* ontbidden
* opbidden
* terugbidden
* toebidden
* uitbidden
* verbidden
* voorbidden
* voortbidden

#### Related terms

* bede
* gebed

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: bid
* Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit

## Low German
### Etymology

From Old Saxon biddian, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Compare Dutch bidden, West Frisian bidde, German bitten, English bid, Danish bede.

### Verb

bidden (third-person singular simple present biddt, past tense beed, past participle beden, auxiliary verb hebben)
* to ask
    He beed € 12,50 to kriegen. — He asked to have €12.50.
* to pray
    De Sassen beden Saxnot mehr as alle annern Gödder. — The Saxons prayed Saxnot more than any other god.
* to request
    Ik bidd en beten Stillde! — Silence!
* To bid
    Ik bidd jo Fahrwoll. — I bid you farewell.

#### Conjugation

Note: This conjugation is one of many. Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

From Middle High German bieten, from Old High German beodan, northern variant of biotan. Cognate with German bieten, Dutch bieden, English bid.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbiden/, [ˈbi.dən]
* Rhymes: -idən

### Verb

bidden (third-person singular present bitt, past participle gebueden, auxiliary verb hunn)
* (transitive) to offer
* (transitive or intransitive) to bid (e.g. at an auction)
* (reflexive, of an opportunity) to occur, to arise

#### Conjugation

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

From Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan.

### Verb

bidden
* to pray
* to ask, to request
* to beg
* to invite

#### Derived terms

* biddelijc
* biddere
* biddinge
* gebidden
* ontbidden
* verbidden

#### Descendants

* Dutch: bidden
** Afrikaans: bid
** Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit
* Limburgish: baeje

### Further reading

* “bidden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bidden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

## Middle English
### Etymology

From Old English biddan.

### Verb

bidden (third-person singular simple present biddeth, present participle biddende, biddynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bad, past participle beden)
* To ask, beseech
* To demand
* To command

#### Descendants

* English: bid
* Scots: bid

#### References

* “bidden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Old Dutch
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biddjan.

### Verb

bidden
* to ask urgently, to request, to beg

#### Descendants

* Middle Dutch: bidden
** Dutch: bidden
*** Afrikaans: bid
*** Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit
** Limburgish: baeje

#### Further reading

* “bidden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012