bieden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bieden, from Old Dutch biedan, from Proto-West Germanic *beudan (“to offer”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“be awake, aware”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbidə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bie‧den
• Rhymes: -idən

Verb

bieden

1. (transitive, intransitive) to make an offer, to bid

Inflection

Conjugation of bieden (strong class 2a)
infinitive	bieden
past singular	bood
past participle	geboden
infinitive	bieden
gerund	bieden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bied	bood
2nd person sing. (jij)	biedt	bood
2nd person sing. (u)	biedt	bood
2nd person sing. (gij)	biedt	boodt
3rd person singular	biedt	bood
plural	bieden	boden
subjunctive sing.1	biede	bode
subjunctive plur.1	bieden	boden
imperative sing.	bied
imperative plur.1	biedt
participles	biedend	geboden
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanbieden
• afbieden
• bieder
• bieding
• gebieden
• meebieden
• onderbieden
• ontbieden
• opbieden
• overbieden
• uitbieden
• verbieden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bied
• → Papiamentu: bit, bider, bieder

Anagrams

• bedien

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bedōn, northern variant of betōn. Cognate with German beten (“to pray”). All Central Franconian dialects have lost the verb at hand in German bitten and replaced it with the former (compare Ripuarian bedde).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbie̯den/, [ˈbiə̯dən]
• Rhymes: -iədən

Verb

bieden (third-person singular present biet, past participle gebiet, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to ask, to beg, to plead
2. (intransitive) to pray

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	bieden
participle	gebiet
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	bieden	—
2nd singular	biets	biet
3rd singular	biet	—
1st plural	bieden	—
2nd plural	biet	biet
3rd plural	bieden	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• ubieden
• virbieden

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch biedan.

Verb

bieden

1. to offer, to present
2. to promise
3. to point, to direct (towards someone)
4. to notify

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive	bieden
3rd sg. past	bôot
3rd pl. past	bōden
Past participle	gebōden
Infinitive	bieden
In genitive	biedens
In dative	biedene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	biede	bôot
2nd singular	biets, biedes	bōots, bōdes
3rd singular	biet, biedet	bôot
1st plural	bieden	bōden
2nd plural	biet, biedet	bōot, bōdet
3rd plural	bieden	bōden
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	biede	bōde
2nd singular	biets, biedes	bōdes
3rd singular	biede	bōde
1st plural	bieden	bōden
2nd plural	biet, biedet	bōdet
3rd plural	bieden	bōden
Imperative	Present
Singular	biet, biede
Plural	biet, biedet
	Present	Past
Participle	biedende	gebōden

Derived terms

• biedinge
• erbieden
• gebieden
• misbieden
• ontbieden
• verbieden
• volbieden
• wēderbieden

Descendants

• Dutch: bieden
• Limburgish: beje, bijje

Further reading

• “bieden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bieden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN