See also: bid, BID, -bid, bíd, bîd, bith, bìth, bíth, biþ, and bith-

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)

  1. waiting
  2. delay

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Verb edit

bið

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

Old English edit

Verb edit

bið

  1. Alternative spelling of biþ

Old Norse edit

Verb edit

bið

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