BEDRIDDEN
ADJECTIVES
1000 ► BEDRID bedridden; confined to bed through sickness or infirmity
1440 ► BEDLAR bedridden → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1513 ► BEDDEL → BEDDRAL → BEDDREL → BEDREL → BEDRIL → BEDRILL bedridden → obs.
1639 ► BEDFAST bedridden; confined to bed by illness, either temporary or permanent → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1660 ► ABED bedridden; confined to bed by illness; laid up
1689 ► DECUMBENT bedridden; lying in bed through illness → obs.
1898 ► BEDDED bedridden → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BED-REEDE bedridden, confined to bed → Ireland & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► LAID bedridden; confined to bed through illness → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 ► BED-BOUND bedridden → Sc. (Bk.)
1965 ► BED-FASTENED bedridden; confined to bed because of illness, infirmity or injury → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1429 ► BEDRIDDEN a bedridden person → obs.
1440 ► BEDLAR a person confined to bed → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1440 ► BEDLAWER a person confined to bed → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1568 ► BEDWOMAN a woman confined to bed → obs.
1790 ► BED-THRALL a bedridden person → Ireland
1790 ► BETHEREL → BETHERELL a bedridden person; a helpless cripple → Ireland
1824 ► BEDDRAL → BEDDREL → BEDREL → BEDRIL → BEDRILL a bedridden, maimed, or crippled person → Sc.
1875 ► BEDAL → BEDALL → BEDDAL → BEDDEL → BEDELL → BEDDLE a bedridden person → Sc.
1886 ► BEDLIER a bedridden person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1897 ► COT-CASE a very ill, bedridden person