Nominal Forms
Infinitive:
biðja
Past Participle:
biðin
Present participle:
biðjandi
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| eg | biði |
| tú | biður |
| hann | biður |
| vit | biða |
| tit | biða |
| teir | biða |
Past
| eg | báð |
| tú | bást |
| hann | báð |
| vit | bóðu |
| tit | bóðu |
| teir | bóðu |
Pluperfect
Preterite
Preterite Perfect
Future
Future Perfect
Verbs conjugated like biðja
biðja,
Etymology
From Old Norse biðja, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną. Cognate with German bitten, Icelandic biðja, Danish bede, Swedish bedja, English bede, bead. See: Proto-Germanic '
*bidjaną', German, old spelling '
bitten', Icelandic '
biðja', Danish '
bede', Swedish '
bedja', English '
bede'.
Verbs referencing "biðja"
Icelandic
biðja.
Translations
pray, to petition a higher being
pray, to talk to God
Sample Sentences
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biðja Faðir vár (say the Lord's prayer)