beini
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
beini n
- (non-standard since 2012) plural definite of bein
Old Norse
Etymology
From beinn.
Noun
beini m (genitive beina)
- help, benefit
- hospitable entertainment, hospitality
Declension
Declension of beini (weak an-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | beini | beininn | beinar | beinarnir |
accusative | beina | beinann | beina | beinana |
dative | beina | beinanum | beinum | beinunum |
genitive | beina | beinans | beina | beinanna |
Derived terms
- ganga um beina (“to wait upon the guests”)
Related terms
- beina
- beinir
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: beine f
References
- beini in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press