Bade
/beɪd/ or /bæd/noun
The past tense of bid, meaning commanded, invited, or offered a greeting or farewell.
Did you know?The related word “bead” comes from an Old English word meaning “prayer,” linking bidding, begging, and devotional speech through the ancient idea of words spoken with power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷʰedʰ-
“To ask, request, or command; the reconstructed ancestor of the “bid” family.”
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*bidjaną
“To ask, pray, command, or invite.”
Old English
Old English
biddan
“To ask, pray, command, or invite; the source of modern bid.”
Old English
Old English
bǣd
“Asked, commanded, or invited—the past form that developed into bade.”
Middle English
English
bade
“The past tense of bid, used for commands, invitations, and farewells.”
Modern English
English
bade
“A literary or formal past tense of bid, as in “she bade him leave” or “he bade farewell.””