"gebidan" meaning in Old English

See gebidan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /jeˈbiː.dɑn/
Etymology: From ġe- + bīdan. Cognate with Old Saxon gibīdan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gabeidan). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|ġe|bīdan}} ġe- + bīdan, {{cog|osx|gibīdan}} Old Saxon gibīdan, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gabeidan) Head templates: {{ang-verb|ġebīdan}} ġebīdan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ġebīdan<s1>}} Forms: ġebīdan [canonical], strong [table-tags], ġebīdan [infinitive], ġebīdenne [infinitive], ġebīde [first-person, present, singular], ġebād [first-person, past, singular], ġebītst [present, second-person, singular], ġebide [past, second-person, singular], ġebītt [present, singular, third-person], ġebīt [present, singular, third-person], ġebād [past, singular, third-person], ġebīdaþ [plural, present], ġebidon [past, plural], ġebīde [present, singular], ġebide [past, singular], ġebīden [plural, present], ġebiden [past, plural], ġebīd [imperative, past, present, singular], ġebīdaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ġebīdende [imperative, present], ġebiden [imperative, past]
  1. to wait, bide
    Sense id: en-gebidan-ang-verb-ZSPJ21fC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 31 26 22
  2. to pause
    Sense id: en-gebidan-ang-verb-lWUGLfqv Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 19 40 22 19 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 18 44 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 31 26 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 30 23 23
  3. to experience or endure
    Sense id: en-gebidan-ang-verb-QKzVJkOu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 31 26 22
  4. to reach, attain
    Sense id: en-gebidan-ang-verb-6nbrU7G9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 31 26 22

Inflected forms

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