beodan

From Proto-West Germanic *beudan.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian biāda, Old Saxon biodan, Middle Dutch bieden (Dutch bieden), Old High German biotan (German bieten), Old Norse bjóða (Danish byde, Swedish bjuda (“command, show”)), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (anabiudan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πυνθάνομαι (punthánomai, “learn”), Sanskrit बुध्यते (búdhyate, “wake”), Old Church Slavonic бъдети (bŭdeti) (Russian буди́ть (budítʹ, “wake”)), Lithuanian budėti (“awake”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe͜oː.dɑn/

bēodan

1. to offer, give

   Hafa arna þanc ðara, ðe ðu unc bude.

   Thanks for the kindnesses which you offered us as host.

2. to proclaim, announce

   Geacas gear budon.

   Cuckoos announced the year.

• ābēodan
• bebēodan
• forbēodan
• ġebēodan
• misbēodan

• bēodian

• Middle English: beden, beoden, boden, buden, bieden, beiden, beade, bedden
  • English: bid, bede
  • Scots: bede