bið
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bið, from Proto-Germanic *bidą (“waiting; patience”). Cognate with Old English bid (“abiding; delay”). Related to English abide.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bið f (genitive singular biðar, nominative plural biðir)
Declension edit
declension of bið
Related terms edit
- bíða (“to wait”)
Verb edit
bið
Old English edit
Verb edit
bið
- Alternative spelling of biþ
Old Norse edit
Verb edit
bið