be
Norwegian Nynorsk
/beː/
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
- 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
- outbid English
- overbid English
- prebid English
- rebid English
- underbid English
- *gʷʰedʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- be Norwegian Bokmål
- bede Norwegian Bokmål
- *bidjaną Proto-Germanic
- bede Norwegian Nynorsk
- nibe Norwegian Nynorsk
- bidden Middle English
- biðja Old Norse
- biðja Icelandic
- biðja Faroese
- biþia Old Swedish