bedridden
adj/ˈbɛdɹɪdən/UK
Etymology
From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), from bed, bedd (“bed”) + rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives.
- inherited from bedredyn
Definitions
Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
- the estate of a bedridden old gentleman
The neighborhood
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