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

Inflection of bèdh (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	bèdhᶫ	bèdharr		hi mèdhᶫ	hìnarr bèdharr
dative	bèdhᶫ	bèdhuᶰ		hìnu mèdhᶫ	hìnu mèdhuᶰ
genitive	bèdhᶫ	bèdhᶫ		hin bhèdhᶫ	hinn bhèdhᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

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.