bíða eftir

Faroese

Etymology

From bíða (“to wait”) and eftir (“after”), from Old Norse.

Verb

bíða eftir

to wait for something, to wait on
Bíða eftir mær!
Wait for me!

Synonyms

(wait for):^def. bíða (archaic)

Icelandic

Etymology

From bíða (“to wait”) and eftir (“after”), from Old Norse.

Verb

bíða eftir (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative beið eftir, third-person plural past indicative biðu eftir, supine beðið eftir)

to wait for something, to wait on ^syn.
Bíddu eftir mér!
Wait for me!

Synonyms

(wait for):^def. bíða (more uncommon)

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