bee

bée (canonical)
béeh (first-person perfective singular v-affirmative)
beytéh (perfective second-person singular v-affirmative)
béeh (masculine perfective singular third-person v-affirmative)
beytéh (feminine perfective singular third-person v-affirmative)
beynéh (first-person perfective plural v-affirmative)
beyteeníh (perfective plural second-person v-affirmative)
beeníh (perfective plural third-person v-affirmative)
bée (first-person n-affirmative perfective singular)
beyté (n-affirmative perfective second-person singular)
bée (masculine n-affirmative perfective singular third-person)
beyté (feminine n-affirmative perfective singular third-person)
beyné (first-person n-affirmative perfective plural)
beytén (n-affirmative perfective plural second-person)
béen (n-affirmative perfective plural third-person)
mábeyinniyo (first-person negative perfective singular)
mábeyinnito (negative perfective second-person singular)
mábeyinna (masculine negative perfective singular third-person)
mábeyinna (feminine negative perfective singular third-person)
mábeyinnino (first-person negative perfective plural)
mábeyinniton (negative perfective plural second-person)
mábeyinnon (negative perfective plural third-person)
beyáh (first-person imperfective singular v-affirmative)
beytáh (imperfective second-person singular v-affirmative)
beyáh (imperfective masculine singular third-person v-affirmative)
beytáh (feminine imperfective singular third-person v-affirmative)
beynáh (first-person imperfective plural v-affirmative)
beytaanáh (imperfective plural second-person v-affirmative)
beyaanáh (imperfective plural third-person v-affirmative)
beyá (first-person imperfective n-affirmative singular)
beytá (imperfective n-affirmative second-person singular)
beyá (imperfective masculine n-affirmative singular third-person)
beytá (feminine imperfective n-affirmative singular third-person)
beyná (first-person imperfective n-affirmative plural)
beytán (imperfective n-affirmative plural second-person)
beyán (imperfective n-affirmative plural third-person)
mábeya (first-person imperfective negative singular)
mábeyta (imperfective negative second-person singular)
mábeya (imperfective masculine negative singular third-person)
mábeyta (feminine imperfective negative singular third-person)
mábeyna (first-person imperfective negative plural)
mábeytan (imperfective negative plural second-person)
mábeyan (imperfective negative plural third-person)
béeliyoh (first-person prospective singular v-affirmative)
béeyyoh (first-person prospective singular v-affirmative)
béelitoh (prospective second-person singular v-affirmative)
béettoh (prospective second-person singular v-affirmative)
béeleh (masculine prospective singular third-person v-affirmative)
béeleh (feminine prospective singular third-person v-affirmative)
béelinoh (first-person plural prospective v-affirmative)
béennoh (first-person plural prospective v-affirmative)
béelitoonuh (plural prospective second-person v-affirmative)
béettoonuh (plural prospective second-person v-affirmative)
béeloonuh (plural prospective third-person v-affirmative)
béeliyo (first-person n-affirmative prospective singular)
béeyyo (first-person n-affirmative prospective singular)
béelito (n-affirmative prospective second-person singular)
béetto (n-affirmative prospective second-person singular)
béele (masculine n-affirmative prospective singular third-person)
béele (feminine n-affirmative prospective singular third-person)
béelino (first-person n-affirmative plural prospective)
béenno (first-person n-affirmative plural prospective)
béeliton (n-affirmative plural prospective second-person)
béetton (n-affirmative plural prospective second-person)
béelon (n-affirmative plural prospective third-person)
béyuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i first-person singular v-affirmative)
béyuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i second-person singular v-affirmative)
béyuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i masculine singular third-person v-affirmative)
béyuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i feminine singular third-person v-affirmative)
béyuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i first-person plural v-affirmative)
beytóonuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i plural second-person v-affirmative)
beyóonuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i plural third-person v-affirmative)
béyu (conjunctive conjunctive-i first-person n-affirmative singular)
béyu (conjunctive conjunctive-i n-affirmative second-person singular)
béyu (conjunctive conjunctive-i masculine n-affirmative singular third-person)
béyu (conjunctive conjunctive-i feminine n-affirmative singular third-person)
béyu (conjunctive conjunctive-i first-person n-affirmative plural)
beytón (conjunctive conjunctive-i n-affirmative plural second-person)
beyón (conjunctive conjunctive-i n-affirmative plural third-person)
bée wáyuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i first-person negative singular)
bée wáytuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i negative second-person singular)
bée wáyuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i masculine negative singular third-person)
bée wáytuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i feminine negative singular third-person)
bée wáynuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i first-person negative plural)
bée waytóonuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i negative plural second-person)
bée wóonuh (conjunctive conjunctive-i negative plural third-person)
beyánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii first-person singular v-affirmative)
beytánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii second-person singular v-affirmative)
beyánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii masculine singular third-person v-affirmative)
beytánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii feminine singular third-person v-affirmative)
beynánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii first-person plural v-affirmative)
beytaanánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii plural second-person v-affirmative)
beyaanánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii plural third-person v-affirmative)
beyánke (conjunctive conjunctive-ii first-person n-affirmative singular)
beytánke (conjunctive conjunctive-ii n-affirmative second-person singular)
beyánke (conjunctive conjunctive-ii masculine n-affirmative singular third-person)
beytánke (conjunctive conjunctive-ii feminine n-affirmative singular third-person)
beynánke (conjunctive conjunctive-ii first-person n-affirmative plural)
beytaanánke (conjunctive conjunctive-ii n-affirmative plural second-person)
beyaanánke (conjunctive conjunctive-ii n-affirmative plural third-person)
bée wáankeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii first-person negative singular)
bée waytánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii negative second-person singular)
bée wáankeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii masculine negative singular third-person)
bée waytánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii feminine negative singular third-person)
bée waynánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii first-person negative plural)
bée waytaanánkeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii negative plural second-person)
bée wáankeh (conjunctive conjunctive-ii negative plural third-person)
béyay (affirmative first-person jussive singular)
béyay (affirmative jussive second-person singular)
béyay (affirmative jussive masculine singular third-person)
béyay (affirmative feminine jussive singular third-person)
béyay (affirmative first-person jussive plural)
beytóonay (affirmative jussive plural second-person)
beyóonay (affirmative jussive plural third-person)
bée wáay (first-person jussive negative singular)
bée wáytay (jussive negative second-person singular)
bée wáay (jussive masculine negative singular third-person)
bée wáytay (feminine jussive negative singular third-person)
bée wáynay (first-person jussive negative plural)
bée waytóonay (jussive negative plural second-person)
bée wóonay (jussive negative plural third-person)
beyinniyóy (affirmative conditional first-person past singular)
beyinnitóy (affirmative conditional past second-person singular)
beyinnáy (affirmative conditional masculine past singular third-person)
beyinnáy (affirmative conditional feminine past singular third-person)
beyinninóy (affirmative conditional first-person past plural)
beyinnitoonúy (affirmative conditional past plural second-person)
beyinnoonúy (affirmative conditional past plural third-person)
bée wanniyóy (conditional first-person negative past singular)
bée wannitóy (conditional negative past second-person singular)
bée wannáy (conditional masculine negative past singular third-person)
bée wannáy (conditional feminine negative past singular third-person)
bée wanninóy (conditional first-person negative past plural)
bée wannitoonúy (conditional negative past plural second-person)
bée wanninoonúy (conditional negative past plural third-person)
béek (affirmative conditional conditional-i first-person present singular)
beyték (affirmative conditional conditional-i present second-person singular)
béek (affirmative conditional conditional-i masculine present singular third-person)
beyték (affirmative conditional conditional-i feminine present singular third-person)
beynék (affirmative conditional conditional-i first-person plural present)
beyteeník (affirmative conditional conditional-i plural present second-person)
beeník (affirmative conditional conditional-i plural present third-person)
bée wéek (conditional conditional-i first-person negative present singular)
bée wayték (conditional conditional-i negative present second-person singular)
bée wéek (conditional conditional-i masculine negative present singular third-person)
bée wayték (conditional conditional-i feminine negative present singular third-person)
bée waynék (conditional conditional-i first-person negative plural present)
bée wayteeník (conditional conditional-i negative plural present second-person)
bée weeník (conditional conditional-i negative plural present third-person)
beyóo (affirmative consultative singular)
beynóo (affirmative consultative plural)
béy (affirmative singular)
béya (affirmative plural)
mabeyóo (consultative negative singular)
mabeynóo (consultative negative plural)
mábeyin (negative singular)
mábeyina (negative plural)
béyah (converb h-converb)
béyi (converb i-form)
béyak (converb k-converb)
beyínnuh (converb innuh-converb plural)
beyínnuk (converb innuk-converb plural)
beyíyya (infinitive plural)
beyináanih (indefinite participle v-focus)
beyináan (indefinite n-focus participle)
-k converb + imperfective of én (multiword-construction past progressive)
-k converb + prospective of sugé (future multiword-construction progressive)
imperfective + -m + takké (affirmative imperfect multiword-construction potential potential-ii)
bée + imperfective of wée + -m + takké (imperfect multiword-construction negative potential potential-ii)
perfective + -m + takké (affirmative multiword-construction perfect potential)
bée + perfective of wée + -m + takké (multiword-construction negative perfect potential)
imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék (affirmative conditional conditional-ii multiword-construction present)
perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k (affirmative conditional multiword-construction perfect)
bée + perfective of xaaxé (irrealis multiword-construction)


bee

His face was belymmed as byes had him stounge[…].

1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Courte:

An angry Wasp th'one in a viall had, / Th'other in hers an hony-laden Bee.

1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

Can there be a more formall, and better ordered policie, divided into so severall charges and offices, more constantly entertained, and better maintained, than that of Bees?

1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

Ariell: / Where the Bee ſucks, there ſuck I, / In a Cowslips bell, I lie, / There I cowch when Owles doe crie, / On the Batts backe I doe flie / after Sommer merrily. / Merrily, merrily, ſhall I liue now / Vnder the bloſſom that hangs on the Bow.

1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 17:

Bees are the moſt excellent of all Inſects vvhatſoever, and expreſſe both vvorth and vvonder in all their vvaies: […]

1657, Samuel Purchas, “The Excellency of Bees”, in A Theatre of Politicall Flying-Insects. […], London: […] R. I. for Thomas Parkhurst, […], →OCLC, page 1:

Bees pollinate many of the world’s crops—a service estimated to be worth $15 billion a year in America alone.

2012 March 31, “Subtle poison”, in The Economist:

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

തേനീച്ച (tēnīcca, literally “honey-fly”)

بلۍ مچۍ

balǝ́ymǝčǝ́y

From Middle English bee, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-.


bee

geography bee

A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.

The cellar […] was dug by a bee in a single day.

1856, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Recollections of a Lifetime:

There was but little variation in types of buildings in the pioneer period: house, church, store, barn and mill were usually much alike except in size, and a raising bee was the ordinary means of their erection.

1973, Alan Skeoch, Tony H. Smith, Canadians and their society, page 139:

Particularly resistant, for example, in many parts of northern Europe was the “spinning bee”, a nocturnal gathering of women to exchange gossip, stories, refreshment and – crucially – light and heat, as they spun wool or flax, knitted or sewed.

2011 September 21, Tim Blanning, “The reinvention of the night”, in Times Literary Supplement:

A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.

Possibly from dialectal bene, been, bean (“help given by neighbours”), from Middle English been, bene (“neighbourly help, prayer, petition, request, extra service given by a tenant to his lord”), from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“prayer, request, supplication”). Thus a variant of obsolete ben (“prayer; petition”) and doublet of boon. Cognate with Danish bøn (“prayer”), Dutch ban (“curse”), German Bann (“ban”). More at ban.


bee

And kyng Arthur gaf her a ryche bee of gold and soo she departed

1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Caxton, Book 7, Chapter xxxv:

...restoring unto the world much gold richly adorning his Sword, two hundred Rubies, many hundred Imperial Coynes, three hundred golden Bees, the bones and horseshoe of his horse enterred with him...

1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 16:

(obsolete) A ring or torque; a bracelet.

From Middle English beeȝ, bie, bei, begh, beiȝe, bege, beah, bye, from Old English bēah, bēag, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz. Doublet of beag, a learned borrowing; and of bagel.


bee

held that a ‘Nicholaitan is an heretike, like Nicholas, who held that wiues should bee common to all alike.’

His Lady sad to see his sore constraint, / Cride out, Now now Sir knight, shew what ye bee / Add faith vnto your force, and be not faint: / Strangle her, els she sure will strangle thee.

1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 19, page 8:


bee

"The ee-vee-ee-ar-en-oh-ee-ell-blank-bee-ell-oh-ess-ess-oh-em-blank-en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar is especially dee-ee-ell-eye-cee-eye-oh-you-ess." Our friends thanked the spelling bee for his help and then he buzzed off.

2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:

The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English be, from Latin be (the name of the letter B).


bee

(nautical, usually in the plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through.

Probably from Old English bēah (“ring”). Compare bow.


bee

head

bee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])


bee

the bee is in you, said to a restless child.


bee

bee (nominative singular)
beet (nominative plural)
bee (accusative nominative singular)
beet (accusative nominative plural)
been (accusative genitive singular)
beet (accusative genitive plural)
been (genitive singular)
beiden (genitive plural)
beitten (genitive plural)
beetä (partitive singular)
beitä (partitive plural)
beessä (inessive singular)
beissä (inessive plural)
beestä (elative singular)
beistä (elative plural)
beehen (illative singular)
beihin (illative plural)
beellä (adessive singular)
beillä (adessive plural)
beeltä (ablative singular)
beiltä (ablative plural)
beelle (allative singular)
beille (allative plural)
beenä (essive singular)
beinä (essive plural)
beeksi (singular translative)
beiksi (plural translative)
beettä (abessive singular)
beittä (abessive plural)
bein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
beeni (nominative singular)
beeni (nominative plural)
beeni (accusative nominative singular)
beeni (accusative nominative plural)
beeni (accusative genitive singular)
beeni (accusative genitive plural)
beeni (genitive singular)
beideni (genitive plural)
beitteni (genitive plural)
beetäni (partitive singular)
beitäni (partitive plural)
beessäni (inessive singular)
beissäni (inessive plural)
beestäni (elative singular)
beistäni (elative plural)
beeheni (illative singular)
beihini (illative plural)
beelläni (adessive singular)
beilläni (adessive plural)
beeltäni (ablative singular)
beiltäni (ablative plural)
beelleni (allative singular)
beilleni (allative plural)
beenäni (essive singular)
beinäni (essive plural)
beekseni (singular translative)
beikseni (plural translative)
beettäni (abessive singular)
beittäni (abessive plural)
beineni (comitative plural)
beesi (nominative singular)
beesi (nominative plural)
beesi (accusative nominative singular)
beesi (accusative nominative plural)
beesi (accusative genitive singular)
beesi (accusative genitive plural)
beesi (genitive singular)
beidesi (genitive plural)
beittesi (genitive plural)
beetäsi (partitive singular)
beitäsi (partitive plural)
beessäsi (inessive singular)
beissäsi (inessive plural)
beestäsi (elative singular)
beistäsi (elative plural)
beehesi (illative singular)
beihisi (illative plural)
beelläsi (adessive singular)
beilläsi (adessive plural)
beeltäsi (ablative singular)
beiltäsi (ablative plural)
beellesi (allative singular)
beillesi (allative plural)
beenäsi (essive singular)
beinäsi (essive plural)
beeksesi (singular translative)
beiksesi (plural translative)
beettäsi (abessive singular)
beittäsi (abessive plural)
beinesi (comitative plural)
beemme (nominative singular)
beemme (nominative plural)
beemme (accusative nominative singular)
beemme (accusative nominative plural)
beemme (accusative genitive singular)
beemme (accusative genitive plural)
beemme (genitive singular)
beidemme (genitive plural)
beittemme (genitive plural)
beetämme (partitive singular)
beitämme (partitive plural)
beessämme (inessive singular)
beissämme (inessive plural)
beestämme (elative singular)
beistämme (elative plural)
beehemme (illative singular)
beihimme (illative plural)
beellämme (adessive singular)
beillämme (adessive plural)
beeltämme (ablative singular)
beiltämme (ablative plural)
beellemme (allative singular)
beillemme (allative plural)
beenämme (essive singular)
beinämme (essive plural)
beeksemme (singular translative)
beiksemme (plural translative)
beettämme (abessive singular)
beittämme (abessive plural)
beinemme (comitative plural)
beenne (nominative singular)
beenne (nominative plural)
beenne (accusative nominative singular)
beenne (accusative nominative plural)
beenne (accusative genitive singular)
beenne (accusative genitive plural)
beenne (genitive singular)
beidenne (genitive plural)
beittenne (genitive plural)
beetänne (partitive singular)
beitänne (partitive plural)
beessänne (inessive singular)
beissänne (inessive plural)
beestänne (elative singular)
beistänne (elative plural)
beehenne (illative singular)
beihinne (illative plural)
beellänne (adessive singular)
beillänne (adessive plural)
beeltänne (ablative singular)
beiltänne (ablative plural)
beellenne (allative singular)
beillenne (allative plural)
beenänne (essive singular)
beinänne (essive plural)
beeksenne (singular translative)
beiksenne (plural translative)
beettänne (abessive singular)
beittänne (abessive plural)
beinenne (comitative plural)
beensä (nominative singular)
beensä (nominative plural)
beensä (accusative nominative singular)
beensä (accusative nominative plural)
beensä (accusative genitive singular)
beensä (accusative genitive plural)
beensä (genitive singular)
beidensä (genitive plural)
beittensä (genitive plural)
beetään (partitive singular)
beetänsä (partitive singular)
beitään (partitive plural)
beitänsä (partitive plural)
beessään (inessive singular)
beessänsä (inessive singular)
beissään (inessive plural)
beissänsä (inessive plural)
beestään (elative singular)
beestänsä (elative singular)
beistään (elative plural)
beistänsä (elative plural)
beehensä (illative singular)
beihinsä (illative plural)
beellään (adessive singular)
beellänsä (adessive singular)
beillään (adessive plural)
beillänsä (adessive plural)
beeltään (ablative singular)
beeltänsä (ablative singular)
beiltään (ablative plural)
beiltänsä (ablative plural)
beelleen (allative singular)
beellensä (allative singular)
beilleen (allative plural)
beillensä (allative plural)
beenään (essive singular)
beenänsä (essive singular)
beinään (essive plural)
beinänsä (essive plural)
beekseen (singular translative)
beeksensä (singular translative)
beikseen (plural translative)
beiksensä (plural translative)
beettään (abessive singular)
beettänsä (abessive singular)
beittään (abessive plural)
beittänsä (abessive plural)
beineen (comitative plural)
beinensä (comitative plural)


bee

iggey yimbe bee bonnii taariinde nde no feewi.


bee

bee f pl (masc. bami, masc. plural bii, fem. bôko)


bee

(childish) a word expressing bragging and mockery between children


bee

nec multo secus nostri ab eadem voce, sed ab alia litera. vox earum non me, sed bee sonare videtur.

116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Agricultural Topics 2.1.7, (The spelling "be" is also read in this passage)

onomatopoeic

imitative


bee

head

bee m (genitive singular bee, plural beeghyn)

bee (genitive singular)
beeghyn (plural)

From Old Irish bíad (“food”). Cognate with Irish bia and Scottish Gaelic biadh.


bee

inflection of ve:
second-person singular imperative

bee (mutation mutation-radical)
vee (lenition mutation)
mee (eclipsis mutation)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bee

Right so as bees out swarmen from an hyve, / Out of the develes ers ther gonne dryve / Twenty thousand freres on a route / And thurghout helle swarmed al aboute...

a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Summoner's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 1693–1696:

Just like bees swarm from a hive / Out of the devil's arse there were driven / Twenty thousand friars on a rout / And throughout hell they swarmed all about...

English: bee

Scots: bee, be, beye, bie, bea

Yola: been (plural)

From Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *biju, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.


bee

shee (first-person singular)
nihee (duoplural first-person)
nee (second-person singular)
nihee (duoplural second-person)
bee (third-person)
yee (fourth-person)
hee (fourth-person)
ee (fourth-person singular)
ádee (reflexive singular)
ahee (duoplural reciprocal)


bee

second-person singular present subjunctive absolute of at·tá


bee

From Old Frisian bēthe, from Proto-Germanic *bai (“both”) + *sa (“the”). Cognates include West Frisian beide and German beide.


bee

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.


bee

From Middle English by, be, from Old English bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī. Cognates include English by and Scots by.


bee

Maa bee haghed i more caar an angish than Ich."

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

May be upset in more care and hardship than I."

Wu canna gow bee chapaal gaat,

Haar wee bee dhree yola mydes,

Ye pace——yea, we mai zei, ye vaste pace whilke bee ee-stent owr ye londe zince th'ast ee-cam,

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 25

The peace——yes, we may say the profound peace—which overspreads the land since your arrival,