bǿta

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• bœta, bꝍta

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Verb

bǿta (singular past indicative bǿtti, plural past indicative bǿtti, past participle bǿttr)

1. to improve, to better something, to correct something [with accusative]
2. to improve somebody's ways [with accusative]
3. to add to, to make a contribution [with accusative]
4. to compensate, to make good [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘for something’; or with accusative ‘for something’ and við (+ accusative) ‘someone’]
5. to relieve, to remedy, to mend, to cure [with dative ‘someone’, along with genitive or af (+ dative) ‘of a disease’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of bǿta — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	bǿta
present participle	bǿtandi
past participle	bǿttr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bǿti	bǿtta
2nd-person singular	bǿtir	bǿttir
3rd-person singular	bǿtir	bǿtti
1st-person plural	bǿtum	bǿttum
2nd-person plural	bǿtið	bǿttuð
3rd-person plural	bǿta	bǿttu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bǿta	bǿtta
2nd-person singular	bǿtir	bǿttir
3rd-person singular	bǿti	bǿtti
1st-person plural	bǿtim	bǿttim
2nd-person plural	bǿtið	bǿttið
3rd-person plural	bǿti	bǿtti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bǿt, bǿti
1st-person plural	bǿtum
2nd-person plural	bǿtið

Conjugation of bǿta — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	bǿtask
present participle	bǿtandisk
past participle	bǿzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bǿtumk	bǿttumk
2nd-person singular	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
3rd-person singular	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
1st-person plural	bǿtumsk	bǿttumsk
2nd-person plural	bǿtizk	bǿttuzk
3rd-person plural	bǿtask	bǿttusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bǿtumk	bǿttumk
2nd-person singular	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
3rd-person singular	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
1st-person plural	bǿtimsk	bǿttimsk
2nd-person plural	bǿtizk	bǿttizk
3rd-person plural	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bǿzk, bǿtisk
1st-person plural	bǿtumsk
2nd-person plural	bǿtizk

Related terms

• bót

Descendants

• Icelandic: bæta
• Faroese: bøta
• Norwegian Nynorsk: bøta
• Old Swedish: bøta
  • Swedish: böta
• Danish: bøde
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bøte