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 bèdh (masculine)

	singular	plural
indefinite	bèdhᶫ	bèdharr
definite	hin bhèdhᶫ	hin bhèdharr

Mutation

Mutated forms of bèdh

radical	voiced	nasal	aspirate
bèdh	bèdh	mèdh	bhèdh

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