beinir

See also: Beinir

Icelandic

Etymology

Calque of English router, from beina (“to route, direct”) +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpeiːnɪr]

  Rhymes: -eiːnɪr

Noun

beinir m (genitive singular beinis, nominative plural beinar)

1. (communication, computing) router

   Synonym: (informal) ráder

Declension

Declension of beinir (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beinir	beinirinn	beinar	beinarnir
accusative	beini	beininn	beina	beinana
dative	beini	beininum	beinum	beinunum
genitive	beinis	beinisins	beina	beinanna

References

• The word router at the Icelandic Computer Glossary
• The word beinir at the Icelandic Computer Glossary

Old Norse

Etymology

From beinn.

Noun

beinir m (genitive beinis, plural beinar)

1. help, benefit

Declension

Declension of beinir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beinir	beinirinn	beinar	beinarnir
accusative	beini	beininn	beina	beinana
dative	beini	beininum	beinum	beinunum
genitive	beinis	beinisins	beina	beinanna

Related terms

• beina
• beini

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: beine f

Further reading

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