Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *baitō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to break, split”). Related to bíta.
Noun
beit f (genitive beitar, plural beitar)
- a pasturage, a pasture
- a plate of metal mounted on the brim (of a thing)
Declension
More information feminine, singular ...
feminine |
singular |
plural |
indefinite |
definite |
indefinite |
definite |
nominative |
beit |
beitin |
beitar |
beitarnar |
accusative |
beit |
beitina |
beitar |
beitarnar |
dative |
beit |
beitinni |
beitum |
beitunum |
genitive |
beitar |
beitarinnar |
beita |
beitanna |
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Declension of beit (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms
- beitarland n (“a pasture man”)
- beitarmaðr m (“owner of a pasture”)
- beitartollr (“a toll or fee for pasturage”)
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: beit f
- Icelandic: beit f
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *baitą, *baitaz, also from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to break, split”). Cognate with Old English bāt, which was borrowed into Old Norse again as the more used bátr.
Noun
beit n (genitive beits)
- (poetic) a boat
Declension
More information neuter, singular ...
neuter |
singular |
plural |
indefinite |
definite |
indefinite |
definite |
nominative |
beit |
beitit |
beit |
beitin |
accusative |
beit |
beitit |
beit |
beitin |
dative |
beiti |
beitinu |
beitum |
beitunum |
genitive |
beits, beiz |
beitsins, beizins |
beita |
beitanna |
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Declension of beit (strong a-stem)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- beit in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- beit in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- “beit1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “beit2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “beit3”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Noun
beit (nominative plural beits)
- bite
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
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declension of beit
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only