Words nearby bidden
bidactyly,
bidarka,
bidault,
biddable,
biddeford,
bidden,
bidding,
bidding prayer,
biddle,
biddy,
biddy-biddy
Definition for bidden (2 of 3)
Origin of bid
1
before 900; Middle English
bidden, Old English
biddan to beg, ask; cognate with Old Frisian
bidda, Old Saxon
biddian, Old High German
bittan (German
bitten), Old Norse
bithja, Gothic
bidjan; all < Germanic
*bid-ja- (< Indo-European
*bhidh-) command, akin to Greek
peíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, English
bide
OTHER WORDS FROM bid
bid·der, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bid
bidder bitterDefinition for bidden (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for bidden (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for bidden (2 of 2)
bid
/ (bɪd) /
verb bids, bidding, bad, bade, esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7 bid, bidden or esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7 bid
noun
Derived forms of bid
bidder, nounWord Origin for bid
Old English
biddan; related to German
bitten