bein
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
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 *bʰeyh₂- (“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.
Pronunciation Edit
- IPA(key): /biːn/
- Homophones: bean, been
Adjective Edit
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 Edit
Adverb Edit
bein (comparative more bein, superlative most bein)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Comfortably.
Verb Edit
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 Edit
Bourguignon Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Adverb Edit
bein (comparative meus, superlative meus)
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
Faroese Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bein n (genitive singular beins, plural bein)
Declension Edit
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 Edit
Noun Edit
bein
- instructive plural of bee
Icelandic Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bein n (genitive singular beins, nominative plural bein)
Declension Edit
See also Edit
Norman Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- byin (France)
Etymology Edit
From Old French bien.
Adverb Edit
bein (comparative miyeu, superlative miyeu)
Related terms Edit
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Noun Edit
bein n (definite singular beinet, indefinite plural bein, definite plural beina or beinene)
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- “bein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Akin to English bone.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bein n (definite singular beinet, indefinite plural bein, definite plural beina)
Derived terms Edit
Adjective Edit
bein (neuter beint, definite singular and plural beine, comparative beinare, indefinite superlative beinast, definite superlative beinaste)
References Edit
- “bein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Noun Edit
bein n
Declension Edit
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | bein | bein |
accusative | bein | bein |
genitive | beines | beino |
dative | beine | beinum |
instrumental | beinu | — |
Descendants Edit
Old Irish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bein
Mutation Edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bein | bein pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbein |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Norse Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare Old English bān, Old Saxon bēn, Old High German bein.
Noun Edit
bein n (genitive beins, plural bein)
Declension Edit
Descendants Edit
- Icelandic: bein
- Faroese: bein
- Norn: ben
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bein
- → Norwegian Bokmål: bein
- Old Swedish: bēn
- Swedish: ben
- Danish: ben
- Norwegian Bokmål: ben
- Elfdalian: bein
- Old Gutnish: bain
- Gutnish: bain
References Edit
- “bein”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Romansch Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Adverb Edit
bein
- (Sursilvan) well
- (Sursilvan) beautifully
- (Sursilvan) yes (used to disagree with a negative statement)
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
bein m (plural beins)
Alternative forms Edit
- bain (Puter, Vallader)
Synonyms Edit
- (Rumantsch Grischun) bain puril, (Sursilvan) bein puril
- (Rumantsch Grischun) puraria, (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) purareia, (Vallader) pauraria
- (Sutsilvan) manaschi da purs
- (Surmiran) curt purila
Scots Edit
Verb Edit
bein
- present participle of be