bíta

See also: bita, bitā, and bitą

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Verb

bíta (third person singular past indicative beit, third person plural past indicative bitu, supine bitið)

  1. to bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bíta (group v-35)
infinitive bíta
supine bitið
participle (a26)1 bítandi bitin
present past
first singular bíti beit
second singular bítur beitst
third singular bítur beit
plural bíta bitu
imperative
singular bít!
plural bítið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːta/
  • Rhymes: -iːta

Verb

bíta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative beit, third-person plural past indicative bitu, supine bitið)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to bite someone or something
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative, of insects) to sting
  3. (intransitive, of swords or knives) to be sharp, to cut

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Compare Old English bītan (English bite), Old Frisian bīta (West Frisian bite), Old Saxon bītan (Low German bieten), Old High German bīzan (German beißen), Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (beitan).

Verb

bíta

  1. to bite

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bíta
  • Faroese: bíta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bita
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bite
  • Elfdalian: baita
  • Old Swedish: bīta
  • Old Danish: bītæ
  • Gutnish: bäite
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