beizla

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From beizl (“bridle”).

Noun

beizla f (genitive beizlu)

1. Alternative form of beizl

Declension

Declension of beizla (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beizla	beizlan	beizlur	beizlurnar
accusative	beizlu	beizluna	beizlur	beizlurnar
dative	beizlu	beizlunni	beizlum	beizlunum
genitive	beizlu	beizlunnar	beizlna	beizlnanna

Verb

beizla

1. to bridle

Conjugation

Conjugation of beizla — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	beizla
present participle	beizlandi
past participle	beizlaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	beizla	beizlaða
2nd-person singular	beizlar	beizlaðir
3rd-person singular	beizlar	beizlaði
1st-person plural	beizlum	beizluðum
2nd-person plural	beizlið	beizluðuð
3rd-person plural	beizla	beizluðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	beizla	beizlaða
2nd-person singular	beizlir	beizlaðir
3rd-person singular	beizli	beizlaði
1st-person plural	beizlim	beizlaðim
2nd-person plural	beizlið	beizlaðið
3rd-person plural	beizli	beizlaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	beizla
1st-person plural	beizlum
2nd-person plural	beizlið

Conjugation of beizla — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	beizlask
present participle	beizlandisk
past participle	beizlazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	beizlumk	beizluðumk
2nd-person singular	beizlask	beizlaðisk
3rd-person singular	beizlask	beizlaðisk
1st-person plural	beizlumsk	beizluðumsk
2nd-person plural	beizlizk	beizluðuzk
3rd-person plural	beizlask	beizluðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	beizlumk	beizluðumk
2nd-person singular	beizlisk	beizlaðisk
3rd-person singular	beizlisk	beizlaðisk
1st-person plural	beizlimsk	beizlaðimsk
2nd-person plural	beizlizk	beizlaðizk
3rd-person plural	beizlisk	beizlaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	beizlask
1st-person plural	beizlumsk
2nd-person plural	beizlizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: beisla
• Norwegian Nynorsk: beisle, beksle
• Norwegian Bokmål: bisle

Etymology 2

From beiða (“to ask, request”) +‎ -sla.

Alternative forms

• beiðing, beiðni, beiðsla

Noun

beizla f (genitive beizlu)

1. request, demand

Further reading

• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on beizla.
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “beizla1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “beizla2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive