bif.

Swedish

Adjective

bif. (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of bifogat (“attached”).
   • 1808 January 16, “Kongl. Maj:ts och Rikets Hoͤglofl. Goͤtha Hof-Raͤtts Dom [Royal Majesty's and the Nation's Most Honorable Göta Court of Appeal's Judgment]”, in Jönköpings Tidning, number 3, page 1:

     B. Landgrens ſkrift med bif. Bouptekn. efter Enekefru Brummer; – Oͤfwerſf. och Ridd. Cocks ſkrift; – Capit. Bergenſtråles d:o med bif. Bouptekning efter deß afl. Fru C. M. Kanterberg, (Not. Collin): på Rådm. Lomells beſw.

     Mr. Landgren's writing with the attached inventory after Widow Brummer; – Colonel and Knight Cock's writing; – Captain Bergenstråle's same with the attached inventory after his deceased wife, Mrs. C. M. Kanterberg, (Notary Collin): on Councilman Lomell's complaint.

   • 1958, Elias Wessén, Sven B.F. Jansson, Upplands runinskrifter (4), page 647:

     Härmed får jag meddela, att bif. fragment av runsten hittats i min svärfars grav å Österunda kyrkogård.

     I hereby inform you that an attached fragment of a runestone has been found in my father-in-law's grave at Österunda cemetery.

Verb

bif.

1. Abbreviation of bifalles (“second, approve”).

Derived terms

• (disputed) saken är biff (“the matter is settled”)

Noun

bif. n

1. Abbreviation of bifall (“formal approval; acclamation; agreement”).
   • 1903 May 12, “Skogsfrågan [The Forest Question]”, in Social-Demokraten, number 108, page 1:

     Yrkade bif. till utsk:s förslag. (Massinstämmanden.) Hr Broander anförde erfarenheter från Gottland och yrkade bif. till utskottets förslag.

     A motion was made in favor of the committee's proposal. (Voices in mass agreement.) Mr. Broander shared his experiences from Gotland and moved to approve the committee's proposal.