bið

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bid", bith, bìth, bíth, biþ, and bith-

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪːð/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bið, from Proto-Germanic *bidą (“waiting; patience”). Cognate with Old English bid (“abiding; delay”). Related to English abide.

Noun

bið f (genitive singular biðar, nominative plural biðir)

  1. waiting
  2. delay
Declension
Declension of bið (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bið biðin biðir biðirnar
accusative bið biðina biðir biðirnar
dative bið biðinni biðum biðunum
genitive biðar biðarinnar biða biðanna

Etymology 2

Verb

bið

  1. first-person singular present indicative active of biðja
  2. second-person singular imperative active of biðja

Old English

Verb

bið

  1. alternative spelling of biþ

Old Norse

Verb

bið

  1. first-person singular present indicative active of biðja
  2. second-person singular imperative active of biðja
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