bíðendr

Old Norse

Etymology

From bíða (“to wait, abide”) +‎ -andi.

Noun

bíðendr m pl

1. someone waiting, that waits for something

Declension

Declension of bíðendr (strong nd-stem, plural only)

masculine	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bíðendr	bíðendrnir
accusative	bíðendr	bíðendrna
dative	bíðǫndum	bíðǫndunum
genitive	bíðanda	bíðandanna

Related terms

• bíðandi f (“biding, waiting, delay”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bíðendr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 54; also available at the Internet Archive