bidden

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈbɪdə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to pray
  • (transitive) to pray to often with a preposition phrase
  • (transitive) to bid

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bidden inherited from Old Dutch bidden inherited from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (ask, beseech, request, ask for) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti (ask for, request, pray), *gʷʰedʰ- (wish, ask for, ask, pray, request).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰedʰ-

Gloss

wish, ask for, ask, pray, request

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

祈

Emoji
🙏

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