bein

See also: Bein, be-in, and bein'

English

Alternative forms

• been, bene
• bien (Scotland)

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)

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Wealthy; well-to-do.

   a bein farmer

2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Well provided; comfortable; cosy.

Derived terms

• beinly

Adverb

bein (comparative more bein, superlative most bein)

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Comfortably.

Verb

bein (third-person singular simple present beins, present participle beining, simple past and past participle beined)

1. (transitive, Scotland) To render or make comfortable.
2. (transitive, Scotland) To dry.

Anagrams

• Bien, bine

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Bourguignon

Etymology 1

From Latin bene.

Adverb

bein (comparative meus, superlative meus)

1. well

Related terms

• bon

Etymology 2

From Latin bene.

Noun

bein m (plural beins, antonym mau)

1. good

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bain]

Noun

bein n (genitive singular beins, plural bein)

1. leg
2. bone

Declension

Declension of bein
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

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Finnish

Noun

bein

1. (deprecated template usage) instructive plural of bee

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeiːn/
• Rhymes: -eiːn

Noun

bein n (genitive singular beins, nominative plural bein)

1. a bone

   Hundurinn borðaði bein.

   The dog ate a bone.

Declension

declension of bein

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

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Norman

Etymology

Old French bien.

Adverb

bein (comparative miyeu, superlative miyeu)

1. (Jersey) well

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ben

Etymology

From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Noun

bein n (definite singular beinet, indefinite plural bein, definite plural beina or beinene)

1. a leg
2. a bone

Derived terms

• bakbein
• barbeint
• beinhard
• beinløs, beinlaus
• beinmel
• forbein
• ribbein
• sjøbein
• tusenbein

 

References

• “bein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Akin to English bone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæɪn/

Noun

bein n (definite singular beinet, indefinite plural bein, definite plural beina)

1. a leg
2. a bone

Derived terms

• bakbein
• beinhard
• beinlaus
• forbein
• ribbein
• sjøbein
• tusenbein

 

References

• “bein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Noun

bein n

1. (anatomy) leg
2. (anatomy) bone

Declension

Declension of bein (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	bein	bein
accusative	bein	bein
genitive	beines	beino
dative	beine	beinum
instrumental	beinu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: bein
  • Alemannic German:

    Swabian: Boi, Boa

  • Bavarian: Boan
  • East Central German:

    Upper Saxon German: Been

  • German: Bein
  • Luxembourgish: Been
  • Vilamovian: baan
  • Yiddish: ביין (beyn)

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲenʲ/

Noun

bein

1. accusative singular of ben

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
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.

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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)

1. leg
2. bone

Declension

  Declension of bein (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bein	beinit	bein	beinin
accusative	bein	beinit	bein	beinin
dative	beini	beininu	beinum	beinunum
genitive	beins	beinsins	beina	beinanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: bein
• Faroese: bein
• Norwegian: bein
• Swedish: ben
• Danish: ben

References

• “bein”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin bene.

Adverb

bein

1. (Sursilvan) well
2. (Sursilvan) beautifully
3. (Sursilvan) yes (used to disagree with a negative statement)

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) bain
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bagn

Etymology 2

Noun

bein m (plural beins)

1. (Sursilvan) farm

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

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Scots

Verb

bein

1. present participle of be

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