bidan

Romanization

bidan

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.dan/

Noun

bidan

1. midwife

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bidan/

Noun

bidan (Jawi spelling بيدن‎, plural bidan-bidan)

1. Midwife (person who assists women in childbirth)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, whence also Old Saxon and Old English bīdan, Old Norse bíða.

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait
2. to remain, stay

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːdɑn/

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait, to wait for

   He geþyldum bad. He waited patiently.

2. to stay, to remain

   Mere stille bad. The sea remained calm.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”).

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait for
2. to remain, to stay