báðir

báðir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai-. Cognate with English both, German and Dutch beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian Nynorsk båe

Adjective

báðir m pl (feminine plural báðar, neuter plural bæði)

1. both (used to refer to two or more men)

   Teir eru báðir skemtiligir.

   They're both fun.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai-. Cognate with English both, German and Dutch beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian Nynorsk båe

Adjective

báðir m pl (feminine plural báðar, neuter plural bæði)

1. both (used to refer to two or more men)

   Þeir eru báðir skemmtilegir.

   They're both fun.

Derived terms

• bera kápuna á báðum öxlum

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bai-.

Determiner

báðir

1. both

Declension

    Declension of báðir

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	báðir	báðar	bæði
accusative	báða	báðar	bæði
dative	báðum	báðum	báðum
genitive	beggja	beggja	beggja

Descendants

• Icelandic: báðir
• Faroese: báðir
• Norwegian Nynorsk: både; begge, båe
• Norwegian Bokmål: både; begge
• Swedish: både; bägge, båda
• Danish: både; begge
• Elfdalian: båðer

References

• báðir in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.