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bíta

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Verb

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bíta (third person singular past indicative beit, third person plural past indicative bitu, supine bitið)

  1. to bite

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bíta (group v-35)
infinitive bíta
supine bitið
participle (a26)1 bítandi bitin
present past
first singular bíti beit
second singular bítur beitst
third singular bítur beit
plural bíta bitu
imperative
singular bít!
plural bítið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bíta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative beit, third-person plural past indicative bitu, supine bitið)

  1. to bite someone or something [with accusative]
  2. (of insects) to sting [with accusative]
    Synonym: stinga
  3. (intransitive, of swords or knives) to be sharp, to cut

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Compare Old English bītan (English bite), Old Frisian bīta (West Frisian bite), Old Saxon bītan (Low German bieten), Old High German bīzan (German beißen), Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (beitan).

Verb

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bíta

  1. to bite

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: bíta
  • Faroese: bíta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bita; (dialectal) bida
  • Elfdalian: baita
  • Old Swedish: bīta
  • Old Danish: bītæ
  • Gutnish: bäite