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bein

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

English

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Etymology

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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.

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Adjective

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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.

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Adverb

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bein (comparative more bein, superlative most bein)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Comfortably.

Verb

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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.

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Bourguignon

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Etymology 1

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From Latin bene.

Adverb

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bein (comparative meus, superlative meus)

  1. well
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Etymology 2

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From Latin bene.

Noun

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bein m (plural beins, antonym mau)

  1. good

Faroese

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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bein n (genitive singular beins, plural bein)

  1. leg
  2. bone

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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

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Noun

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bein

  1. instructive plural of bee

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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bein n (genitive singular beins, nominative plural bein)

  1. bone
    Synonym: leggur
    Hundurinn borðaði bein. ― The dog ate a bone.

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Declension of bein (neuter)
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

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Middle High German

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Etymology

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    From Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą, from *bainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-.

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbɛi̯n/

    Noun

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    bein n

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

    Declension

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    Declension of bein (strong neuter with null plural)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein daȥ bein diu bein
    genitive eines dës beines dër beine
    dative eime dëm beine dën beinen
    accusative ein daȥ bein diu bein

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    • Alemannic German:
    • Bavarian: Boan
    • Central Franconian: Been
    • East Central German:
    • German: Bein
    • Vilamovian: baan
    • Yiddish: ביין (beyn)

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    Norman

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    Etymology

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    From Old French bien.

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    bein (comparative miyeu, superlative miyeu)

    1. (Jersey) well
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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia no

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    Etymology

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

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

    1. a leg
      Mennesker har to bein.
      Humans have two legs.
    2. a bone
      Skelettet består av mange bein.
      The skeleton consists of many bones.

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /bɛɪːn/, [bɛ̞ɪ̯ːn], [bæɪ̯ːn], [ba̝ɪ̯ːn]

    Etymology 1

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

    Noun

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

    1. a leg
    2. a bone
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    Etymology 2

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    From Old Norse beinn.

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    bein (neuter beint, definite singular and plural beine, comparative beinare, indefinite superlative beinast, definite superlative beinaste)

    1. straight
      • 1646, Christen Jenssøn, Den Norske Dictionarium Eller Glosebog, Vdi huilcken indeholdis mange Norske Gloser, oc Daglige Tale, atskillige Redskaber, Fuglis oc Fiskes, saa oc Diurs Naffne, som i Norge findis oc kaldis., page 93:
        Raake er at ramme, & Raake beint, i.e. skiude vist.
        To hit is to hit, & Hit straight, i.e. to shoot certain.

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    Old High German

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    Etymology

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      From Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą, from *bainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-.

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      bein n

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

      Declension

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      Declension of bein (neuter a-stem)
      case singular plural
      nominative bein bein
      accusative bein bein
      genitive beines beino
      dative beine beinum
      instrumental beinu —

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      Old Irish

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      Pronunciation

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      bein

      1. accusative singular of ben

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      Mutation of bein
      radical lenition nasalization
      bein bein
      pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/       		mbein

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Old Norse

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare Old English bān, Old Saxon bēn, Old High German bein.

      Noun

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      bein n (genitive beins, plural bein)

      1. leg
      2. bone

      Declension

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      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

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      Further reading

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      • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bein”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

      Romansch

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      Etymology 1

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      From Latin bene.

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      bein

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

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      Noun

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      bein m (plural beins)

      1. (Sursilvan) farm
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      Verb

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      bein

      1. present participle of be
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