nibe

• nibeda, nibede (long forms)

From ni- +‎ be (“pray”).

• IPA^(key): /²niːˌbeː/

nibe (present tense niber, past tense nibad, supine nibedd or nibedt or nibede, past participle nibedd or nibeden, present participle nibedande, imperative nibe)

1. to pray urgently and/or earnestly
   • 1935, Olav Duun, Gud smiler, Oslo: Norli, page 9:

     Ho hadde nibedt Gud at han måtte la henne finne ein 10-øring.

     She had prayed hard that God let her find a 10 øre coin.

• “nibe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• bein, beni, bine

• nive (Nuorese)
• nie (Logudorese)
• ni, nii, nia (Campidanese)

From Latin nivem.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnibe/, [ˈniːβ̞ɛ]

nibe m (plural nibes)

1. (Nuorese, weather) snow