Contionary:bèodh

Scots Norse

Alternative forms

• (Eastern) bèdh

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeɣ/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈb͡veɣ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲej/

Etymology

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

Noun

bèodh m (lenite, plural bèodhar)

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

      àbèodh ― riverbed

      malbèodh ― road (literally, “gravelbed”)

Declension

Declension of bèodh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	bèodh	bèodhar
genitive	bèodhs	bèodh
dative	bèdh	bèodhu
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi mèodh	hìnhir bèodhar
genitive	hiz bèodhs	hionh bhèodh
dative	hình mèdh	hìnhu mèodhu
vocative	a bhèodh	a bhèodhar

Derived terms

• bèodh h'u mug
• malbèodh
• àbèodh

Mutation

Mutated forms of bèodh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bèodh	bhèodh	mèodh

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