bið

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

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bið, from Proto-Germanic *bidą (“waiting; patience”). Cognate with Old English bid (“abiding; delay”). Related to English abide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪːð/
• Rhymes: -ɪːð

Noun

bið f (genitive singular biðar, nominative plural biðir)

1. waiting
2. delay

Declension

declension of bið

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bið	biðin	biðir	biðirnar
accusative	bið	biðina	biðir	biðirnar
dative	bið	biðinni	biðum	biðunum
genitive	biðar	biðarinnar	biða	biðanna

Related terms

• bíða (“to wait”)

Verb

bið

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

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Old English

Verb

bið

1. Alternative spelling of biþ

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Old Norse

Verb

bið

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