bed

*bʰēdʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*bʰodʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

plot, patch of ground

*badją (Proto-Germanic)

A dug plot of ground, patch, lair. A dug resting-place to lay the dead; burial plot; grave. Any resting-place; bed.

bedd (Old English)

Bed.

bædd (Old English)

bedde (Middle English)

bed (English)

(transitive) To dress or prepare the surface of (stone) so it can serve as a bed.. (transitive) To furnish with a bed or bedding.. (transitive) To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position.. (transitive) To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or enclosed; to embed.. (transitive) To place in a bed.. (transitive) To set in a [...]