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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster] Bedright

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

















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