beite
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait, await”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti (“to trust”). Cognate with German beiten, English bide, Icelandic bíða, Danish bie, Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (beidan).
Verb
beite
- (Uri) to wait
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.: "bæıtte, warten, ahd. beiten"
Irish
Alternative forms
- beithte (superseded)
Etymology
Originally the verbal of necessity of bí (“to be”) (compare Old Irish buithi).
Adjective
beite
- (literary) right, proper
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | beite | bheite | beite; bheite² | |
| Vocative | bheite | beite | ||
| Genitive | beite | beite | beite | |
| Dative | beite; bheite¹ | bheite | beite; bheite² | |
| Comparative | níos beite | |||
| Superlative | is beite | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beite | bheite | mbeite |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “beiṫte”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 64
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle English
Noun
beite
- Alternative form of bayte
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse beiti (noun) and beita (verb).
Noun
beite n (definite singular beitet, indefinite plural beiter, definite plural beita or beitene)
- pasture (land used for grazing by animals)
Derived terms
- beiteland
- beitemark
Verb
beite (imperative beit, present tense beiter, passive beites, simple past and past participle beita or beitet, present participle beitende)
- (of animals) to graze
References
- “beite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse beiti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²bɛɪːtə/
Noun
beite n (definite singular beitet, indefinite plural beite, definite plural beita)
- pasture; land area, cultivated or not, where animals may feed on the vegetation
- Har du dyra dine på beite no?
- Are your animals in the pasture now?
Derived terms
- beiteland
- beitemark
Verb
beite (present tense beitar/beiter, past tense beita/beitte, past participle beita/beitt, passive infinitive beitast, present participle beitande, imperative beite/beit)
- Alternative form of beita
References
- “beite” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Verb
beite
- third-person plural future relative of at·tá
Volapük
Noun
beite
- dative singular of beit