See also: Běidà

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse beiða, from Proto-Germanic *baidijaną.

Verb

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beiða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beiddi, supine beitt)

  1. (ditransitive, takes the accusative and genitive) to ask, to request
Conjugation
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Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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beiða f (genitive singular beiðu, nominative plural beiður)

  1. a mantis, a praying mantis
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Causative of bíða. From Proto-Germanic *baidijaną (to demand),

Verb

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beiða (singular past indicative beiddi, plural past indicative beiddu, past participle beiddr)

  1. to ask, beg, request
    1. (ditransitive, with accusative/dative and genitive) to ask someone for something, request something from someone
    2. (transitive, with accusative)
      beiða lǫgbeiðing
      to make a lawful request

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • beiddr (unwilling, reluctant)
  • beiðing f (request, demand)
  • beiðni f (request, demand)
  • beiðsla f (request, demand)
  • beizla f (request, demand)
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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: beiða
  • Faroese: beiða
  • Old Swedish: bēþa

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