beiða

Old Norse

verb
Definitions
  • to ask, beg, request

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *baidijaną (cause to stay, constrain, demand) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeydʰ-

Gloss

persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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