Contionary:bèadh

Scots Norse

Alternative forms

• (Eastern) bèdh

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeɣ/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈb͡veɣ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲej/

Etymology

From Sudrey Norse beðr, from Old Norse badją. Cognate to Icelandic beður, Faroese beður, Swedish bädd.

Noun

bèadh m (lenite, plural bèadhar)

1. bolster, bedding
2. bed (to sleep in)
   1. flowerbed, garden
   2. (mainly in compounds) bed (bottom layer)

      àbèodh ― riverbed

      malbèodh ― road (literally, “gravelbed”)

Declension

Declension of bèodh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	bèodh	bèodhar
genitive	bèodhs	bèodh L
dative	bèdh L	bèodhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi mèodh	hìnhir bèodhar
genitive	hiz bèodhs	hionh bhèodh L
dative	hình mèdh L	hìnhu mèodhu E
vocative	a bhèodh	a bhèodhar

Derived terms

• bèodh h'u mug
• malbèodh
• àbèodh

Mutation

Mutated forms of bèadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bèadh	bhèadh	mèadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.