bein
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English been, beene, bene (“gracious, generous, pleasant”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhei- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bain.
Adjective
bein (comparative more bein, superlative most bein)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Wealthy; well-to-do.
- a bein farmer
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Well provided; comfortable; cosy.
Derived terms
Adverb
bein (comparative more bein, superlative most bein)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Comfortably.
Verb
bein (third-person singular simple present beins, present participle beining, simple past and past participle beined)
- (transitive, Scotland) To render or make comfortable.
- (transitive, Scotland) To dry.
Anagrams
Bourguignon
Etymology 1
Adverb
bein (comparative meus, superlative meus)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
bein m (plural beins, antonym mau)
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Pronunciation
Noun
bein n (genitive singular beins, plural bein)
Declension
Declension of bein | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bein | beinið | bein | beinini |
accusative | bein | beinið | bein | beinini |
dative | beini | beininum | beinum | beinunum |
genitive | beins | beinsins | beina | beinanna |
Finnish
Noun
bein
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Pronunciation
Noun
bein n (genitive singular beins, nominative plural bein)
Declension
Declension of bein | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bein | beinið | bein | beinin |
accusative | bein | beinið | bein | beinin |
dative | beini | beininu | beinum | beinunum |
genitive | beins | beinsins | beina | beinanna |
Synonyms
- (bone): leggur
See also
- hafa bein í nefinu
- inn við beinið
- fílabein
- viðbein
- bringubein
- mannabein
- beinhvítur
- beinharður
- bringubein
- brjóstbein
Norman
Etymology
Adverb
bein (comparative miyeu, superlative miyeu)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Noun
bein n (definite singular beinet, indefinite plural bein, definite plural beina or beinene)
Derived terms
References
- “bein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Akin to English bone.
Pronunciation
Noun
bein n (definite singular beinet, indefinite plural bein, definite plural beina)
Derived terms
References
- “bein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Noun
bein n
Declension
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | bein | bein |
accusative | bein | bein |
genitive | beines | beino |
dative | beine | beinum |
instrumental | beinu | — |
Descendants
- Middle High German: bein
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
bein
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bein | bein pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbein |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare Old English bān, Old Saxon and Old Frisian bēn, Old High German bein.
Noun
bein n (genitive beins, plural bein)
Declension
Descendants
References
- “bein”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Romansch
Etymology 1
Adverb
bein
- (Sursilvan) well
- (Sursilvan) beautifully
- (Sursilvan) yes (used to disagree with a negative statement)
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Noun
bein m (plural beins)
Alternative forms
- (Puter, Vallader) bain
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun) bain puril, (Sursilvan) bein puril
- (Rumantsch Grischun) puraria, (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) purareia, (Vallader) pauraria
- (Sutsilvan) manaschi da purs
- (Surmiran) curt purila
Scots
Verb
bein
- present participle of be
Westrobothnian
Noun
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