See also: bita, bitā, and bitą

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Verb edit

bíta (third person singular past indicative beit, third person plural past indicative bitu, supine bitið)

  1. to bite

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of bíta (group v-35)
infinitive bíta
supine bitið
participle (a26)1 bítandi bitin
present past
first singular bíti beit
second singular bítur beitst
third singular bítur beit
plural bíta bitu
imperative
singular bít!
plural bítið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bíta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative beit, third-person plural past indicative bitu, supine bitið)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to bite someone or something
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative, of insects) to sting
  3. (intransitive, of swords or knives) to be sharp, to cut

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Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Compare Old English bītan (English bite), Old Frisian bīta (West Frisian bite), Old Saxon bītan (Low German bieten), Old High German bīzan (German beißen), Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (beitan).

Verb edit

bíta

  1. to bite

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Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: bíta
  • Faroese: bíta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bita
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bite
  • Elfdalian: baita
  • Old Swedish: bīta
  • Old Danish: bītæ
  • Gutnish: bäite