beðja

See also: bedja

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛðja/
• Rhymes: -ɛðja

Noun

beðja f (genitive singular beðju, nominative plural beðjur)

1. beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)

Declension

declension of beðja

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beðja	beðjan	beðjur	beðjurnar
accusative	beðju	beðjuna	beðjur	beðjurnar
dative	beðju	beðjunni	beðjum	beðjunum
genitive	beðju	beðjunnar	beðja	beðjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *badjǭ, *gabadjǭ.

Noun

beðja f (genitive beðju)

1. bedfellow, wife

Declension

  Declension of beðja (weak jōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beðja	beðjan	beðjur	beðjurnar
accusative	beðju	beðjuna	beðjur	beðjurnar
dative	beðju	beðjunni	beðjum	beðjunum
genitive	beðju	beðjunnar	beðja	beðjanna

Related terms

• beðr m

References

• beðja in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.