Contionary:bèdh

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic *badją. Cognate to Icelandic beður, Faroese beður, Swedish bädd.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲej/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲej/

Noun

bèdh m

1. bolster, bedding
2. (extension) bed (to sleep in)
   1. (extension) flowerbed, garden
   2. (extension) bed (bottom layer)

      àbhèdh ― riverbed

      moelbèdh ― road (lit. "gravelbed")

Declension

Declension of [[Contionary:bèdh{{{2}}}|bèdh{{{2}}}]] (feminine)

	singular	plural
indefinite	bèdh{{{2}}}	bèdh{{{2}}}arr
definite	hin bèdh{{{2}}}	hin bèdh{{{2}}}arr

Mutation

Mutated forms of bèdh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bèdh	bhèdh	mbèdh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.