beini

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

beini n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bein

Old Norse

Etymology

From beinn.

Noun

beini m (genitive beina)

1. help, benefit
2. hospitable entertainment, hospitality

Declension

Declension of beini (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beini	beininn	beinar	beinarnir
accusative	beina	beinann	beina	beinana
dative	beina	beinanum	beinum	beinunum
genitive	beina	beinans	beina	beinanna

Derived terms

• ganga um beina (“to wait upon the guests”)

Related terms

• beina
• beinir

Descendants

• Faroese: beini
• Norwegian Nynorsk: beine f

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “beini”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive