Beðin

Beðin is a grammatical form in Icelandic, the feminine singular past passive participle of the verb biðja, meaning to ask or to beg. As a participle, beðin is used to form passive constructions and can modify a feminine singular noun, indicating that the noun has been asked for or begged.

The masculine and neuter forms of the past participle are beðinn and beðið, respectively. The form beðin thus marks feminine gender and singular number, and it functions within passive or perfective constructions rather than as an independent verb.

Beðin appears in standard Icelandic in both contemporary and literary texts, commonly in constructions that express passivity or completed action. It is a derivative form from beðinn in Old Norse, and its usage reflects the broader Icelandic system of participles that agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe.

Usage notes: beðin can appear in phrases such as beðin er or var beðin, depending on tense and voice, to indicate that someone has been asked or begged for something. As with other participles, its exact meaning—whether “asked,” “begged,” or a related sense—depends on context and the governing verb. See also: biðja, beðinn, beðið.