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bið

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bid", bith, bìth, bíth, biþ, and bith-

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bið, from Proto-Germanic *bidą (“waiting; patience”). Cognate with Old English bid (“abiding; delay”). Related to English abide.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bið f (genitive singular biðar, nominative plural biðir)

  1. waiting
  2. delay

Declension

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    Declension of bið
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bið biðin biðir biðirnar
accusative bið biðina biðir biðirnar
dative bið biðinni biðum biðunum
genitive biðar biðarinnar biða biðanna
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Verb

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bið

  1. first-person singular present indicative active of biðja
  2. second-person singular imperative active of biðja

Old English

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Verb

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bið

  1. Alternative spelling of biþ

Old Norse

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Verb

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bið

  1. first-person singular present indicative active of biðja
  2. second-person singular imperative active of biðja
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