FromMiddle Englishbeen,beene,bene(“gracious, generous, pleasant”), of unknown origin. Perhaps fromOld Norsebeinn(“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), fromProto-Germanic*bainaz(“straight”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰeyh₂-(“to hit, beat”).
Cognate withScotsbein,bien(“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”),Icelandicbeinn(“straight, direct, hospitable”),Norwegianbein(“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See alsobain.
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bein (comparativemorebein,superlativemostbein)
bein (comparativemorebein,superlativemostbein)
bein (third-person singular simple presentbeins,present participlebeining,simple past and past participlebeined)
bein (comparativemeus,superlativemeus)
bein m (pluralbeins,antonymmau)
FromOld Norsebein, fromProto-Germanic*bainą.
bein n (genitive singularbeins, pluralbein)
n3 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bein | beinið | bein | beinini |
accusative | bein | beinið | bein | beinini |
dative | beini | beininum | beinum | beinunum |
genitive | beins | beinsins | beina | beinanna |
bein
FromOld Norsebein, fromProto-Germanic*bainą.
bein n (genitive singularbeins,nominative pluralbein)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bein | beinið | bein | beinin |
accusative | bein | beinið | bein | beinin |
dative | beini | beininu | beinum | beinunum |
genitive | beins | beinsins | beina | beinanna |
FromOld High Germanbein, fromProto-West Germanic*bain, fromProto-Germanic*bainą, from*bainaz, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰeyh₂-.
bein n
FromOld Frenchbien.
bein (comparativemiyeu,superlativemiyeu)
FromOld Norsebein, fromProto-Germanic*bainą.
bein n (definite singularbeinet,indefinite pluralbein,definite pluralbeinaorbeinene)
FromOld Norsebein, fromProto-Germanic*bainą. Akin toEnglishbone.
bein n (definite singularbeinet,indefinite pluralbein,definite pluralbeina)
bein (neuterbeint,definite singular and pluralbeine,comparativebeinare,indefinite superlativebeinast,definite superlativebeinaste)
FromProto-West Germanic*bain, fromProto-Germanic*bainą, from*bainaz, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰeyh₂-.
bein n
case | singular | plural |
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nominative | bein | bein |
accusative | bein | bein |
genitive | beines | beino |
dative | beine | beinum |
instrumental | beinu | — |
bein
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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bein | bein pronounced with/β(ʲ)-/ | mbein |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
FromProto-Germanic*bainą. CompareOld Englishbān,Old Saxonbēn,Old High Germanbein.
bein n (genitivebeins,pluralbein)
neuter | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bein | beinit | bein | beinin |
accusative | bein | beinit | bein | beinin |
dative | beini | beininu | beinum | beinunum |
genitive | beins | beinsins | beina | beinanna |
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