bi

Gaelic (Scots)

verb
Definitions
  • be, exist

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish bí (pitch) inherited from Proto-Celtic *buyeti inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

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