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bedridden

/ˈbedˌɹɪdən/BEH-drih-duhn
/ˈbɛdˌɹɪdən/BEH-drih-duhn

Meaningbeddrida, glossed by clinicus

Common meaning: confined to bed

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbedrida‘beddrida, glossed by clinicus’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbedredensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbeddrida, glossed by clinicus → confined to bedbedridden‘confined to bed’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English bedrida ‘beddrida, glossed by clinicus’.

Roots

  • bedrida Old English “beddrida, glossed by clinicus”

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