Bedrid

/bɪˈdrɪd/ adjective

An archaic or dialectal term meaning confined to bed due to illness or age; bedridden.

From 'bed' + 'rid' (from Old English 'rīdan,' to ride or be carried, used in the sense of 'beset' or 'troubled'). An earlier form of 'bedridden.'

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