beina

Faroese

Verb

beina (third person singular past indicative beindi, third person plural past indicative beint, supine beint)

  1. to straighten, to tidy up

Conjugation

See also


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeiːna/
  • Rhymes: -eiːna

Verb

beina (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beindi, supine beint)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to aim, to direct, to point

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • beina máli til
  • beina skrifum til

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

beina n

  1. definite plural of bein

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæɪnɑ/

Noun

beina n

  1. definite plural of bein

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bæɪnɑ/

Noun

beina f

  1. definite singular of beine

Old Norse

Etymology

From beinn (straight, friendly, hospitable), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz.

Verb

beina (singular past indicative beindi, plural past indicative beindu, past participle beindr)

  1. to stretch out, put into motion
  2. to further, promote

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • beina in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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