beini

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

beini n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bein

Old Norse

Etymology

From beinn.

Noun

beini m (genitive beina)

  1. help, benefit
  2. hospitable entertainment, hospitality

Declension
  Declension of beini (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beini beininn beinar beinarnir
accusative beina beinann beina beinana
dative beina beinanum beinum beinunum
genitive beina beinans beina beinanna

Derived terms
  • ganga um beina (“to wait upon the guests”)

Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: beine f

References
  • “beini”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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