Participles
| Present | bǣdende |
| Past | (ġe)bǣded |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | bǣde |
| 2nd sing. | bǣdest; bǣtst |
| 3rd sing. | bǣdeþ; bǣtt; bǣt |
| 1st plur. | bǣdaþ |
| 2nd plur. | bǣdaþ |
| 3rd plur. | bǣdaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | bǣdde |
| 2nd sing. | bǣddest |
| 3rd sing. | bǣdde |
| 1st plur. | bǣddon |
| 2nd plur. | bǣddon |
| 3rd plur. | bǣddon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | bǣde |
| 2nd sing. | bǣde |
| 3rd sing. | bǣde |
| 1st plur. | bǣden |
| 2nd plur. | bǣden |
| 3rd plur. | bǣden |
Past
| 1st sing. | bǣdde |
| 2nd sing. | bǣdde |
| 3rd sing. | bǣdde |
| 1st plur. | bǣdden |
| 2nd plur. | bǣdden |
| 3rd plur. | bǣdden |
Verbs conjugated like 'bædan'
bædan,
Verbs similar to 'bædan'
bætan,
bidan,
brædan,
lædan,
rædan,
abidan,
ælan,
æwan,
alædan,
arædan,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *baidijan, from Proto-Germanic *baidijaną (“to constrain, cause to stay”), causative of *bīdaną (“to wait, guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“persuade, agree”). Cognate with Old Saxon bēdian (“to demand”), Old High German beiten (“to urge, pressure, demand”), Old Norse beiða (“demand, long for”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (baidjan, “to constrain”). More at bide.
2. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō), Latin fidere (whence English confide), Proto-Slavic *běda (“adversity, misery”), Albanian bint. See: Proto-Germanic '
*baidijaną', Greek, Ancient '
πείθω', Latin '
fidere', English '
confide'.
Verbs referencing "bædan"
Latin
foedo.
Sample Sentences
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Ðæs his lufu bædeþ ― Whom his love constraineth. (Exeter Book)