- bedrida
- see bedreda
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
bedrida
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Bedrid — Bed rid , Bedridden Bed rid den, a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See {Bed}, n., and {Ride}, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. Her decrepit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedridden — Bedrid Bed rid , Bedridden Bed rid den, a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See {Bed}, n., and {Ride}, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. Her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedrid — /bed rid /, adj. 1. bedridden. 2. worn out; exhausted; decrepit. [bef. 1000; ME bedrede, OE bedreda, bedrida, equiv. to bed BED + rida rider, akin to RIDE] * * * … Universalium
bæddryda — see bedrida … Old to modern English dictionary
bædryda — see bedrida … Old to modern English dictionary
bedridden — bed•rid•den [[t]ˈbɛdˌrɪd n[/t]] adj. confined to bed from illness • Etymology: 1300–50; MEbedreden, alter. of bedrede, OE bedreda, bedrida paralytic … From formal English to slang
