beite

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Old High German bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait, await”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti (“to trust”). Cognate with German beiten, English bide, Icelandic bíða, Danish bie, Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (beidan). === Verb === beite (Uri) to wait === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.: "bæıtte, warten, ahd. beiten" == Irish == === Alternative forms === beithte (superseded) === Etymology === Originally the verbal of necessity of bí (“to be”) (compare Old Irish buithi). === Adjective === beite (literary) right, proper ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “beiṫte”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 64 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Middle English == === Noun === beite alternative form of bayte == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse beiti (noun) and beita (verb). === Noun === beite n (definite singular beitet, indefinite plural beiter, definite plural beita or beitene) pasture (land used for grazing by animals) ==== Derived terms ==== beiteland beitemark === Verb === beite (imperative beit, present tense beiter, passive beites, simple past and past participle beita or beitet, present participle beitende) to graze (of animals) === References === “beite” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse beiti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²bɛɪːtə/ === Noun === beite n (definite singular beitet, indefinite plural beite, definite plural beita) pasture; land area, cultivated or not, where animals may feed on the vegetation ==== Derived terms ==== beiteland beitemark === Verb === beite (present tense beitar/beiter, past tense beita/beitte, past participle beita/beitt, passive infinitive beitast, present participle beitande, imperative beite/beit) alternative form of beita === References === “beite” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Irish == === Verb === beite third-person plural future relative of at·tá == Volapük == === Noun === beite dative singular of beit