6 definitions found for bedridden

bedridden adj 1: confined to bed (by illness) [syn: bedfast, bedridden, bedrid, sick-abed]

bedridden also bedrid adjective 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

bedridden
adj.
1 confined to bed by infirmity.
2 decrepit.
Etymology: OE bedreda f. ridan ride

bedridden ˈbedˌrɪdn adj. 1 confined to bed by infirmity. 2 decrepit. [OE bedreda f. ridan ride]

Bedrid Bed"rid`, Bedridden Bed"rid`den, a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See Bed, n., and Ride, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. ``Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father.'' --Shak. ``The estate of a bedridden old gentleman.'' --Macaulay.

bedridden a. Confined to bed.