BEDRIDDEN


Meaning of BEDRIDDEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbed-ˌri-d ə n ]

adjective

also bed·rid -ˌrid

Etymology: alteration of Middle English bedrede, bedreden, from Old English bedreda, from bedreda one confined to bed, from bedd bed + -rida, -reda, from rīdan to ride — more at bed , ride

Date: before 12th century

: confined (as by illness) to bed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.