be
Norwegian
verb
Definitions
- to pray
- to ask something of someone
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse biðja.
Origin
Old Norse
biðja
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beadle English
- beg English
- begathon English
- beggable English
- beggar English
- begger English
- beggest English
- beggeth English
- begging English
- begware English
- bid English
- bidale English
- biddability English
- biddable English
- bidder English
- biddest English
- biddeth English
- bidworthy English
- counterbid English
- cuebid English
- forbid English
- megabid English
- misbid English
- outbeg English
- outbid English
- overbid English
- prebid English
- rebid English
- underbid English
- *gʷʰedʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- bede Norwegian Bokmål
- *bidjaną Proto-Germanic
- be Norwegian Nynorsk
- bede Norwegian Nynorsk
- beggen Middle English
- bidden Middle English
- biðja Old Norse
- biðja Icelandic
- biðja Faroese
- bédgeux Norman
- biþia Old Swedish
- beg Volapük
- begi Sranan Tongo