adj.
Pronunciation: ' bed- ˌ ri-d ə n
Variant: also bed · rid \ - ˌ rid \
Function: adjective
Etymology: alteration of Middle English bedrede, bedreden, from Old English bedreda, from bedreda one confined to bed, from bedd bed + -rida, -reda, from r ī dan to ride ― more at BED , RIDE
Date: before 12th century
: confined (as by illness) to bed