bæ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bae", Appendix:Variations of "ba", and Appendix:Variations of "be"
Danish
Etymology
From an onomatopoeia expressing disgust.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛː/, [b̥ɛːˀ]
Noun
bæ n (singular definite bæet, not used in plural form)
- poop, faeces, crap (See Thesaurus:feces)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paiː/
- Rhymes: -aiː
Usage notes
Bæ is a relatively informal greeting, but very common. Bless or vertu sæll should be used in more formal situations.
The use of hæ and bæ (corresponding to English hi and bye) was commonly frowned upon by older speakers well into the 2000s.
Synonyms
- bless
- bless bless
- vertu bless
- vertu blessaður
- vertu sæll
- bæjó (very informal)
- sjáumst
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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