bið

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bid", bith, bìth, bíth, biþ, and bith-

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪːð/
• Rhymes: -ɪːð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bið, from Proto-Germanic *bidą (“waiting; patience”). Cognate with Old English bid (“abiding; delay”). Related to English abide.

Noun

bið f (genitive singular biðar, nominative plural biðir)

1. waiting
2. delay

Declension

Declension of bið (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bið	biðin	biðir	biðirnar
accusative	bið	biðina	biðir	biðirnar
dative	bið	biðinni	biðum	biðunum
genitive	biðar	biðarinnar	biða	biðanna

Related terms

• bíða (“to wait”)

Etymology 2

Verb

bið

1. first-person singular present indicative active of biðja
2. second-person singular imperative active of biðja

Old English

Verb

bið

1. Alternative spelling of biþ

Old Norse

Verb

bið

1. first-person singular present indicative active of biðja
2. second-person singular imperative active of biðja