"be-" meaning in Danish

See be- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-. Etymology templates: {{dercat|da|gmw-pro|gem-pro}}, {{der|da|gml|be-}} Middle Low German be-, {{der|da|osx|bi-}} Old Saxon bi- Head templates: {{head|da|prefix|head=}} be-, {{da-prefix}} be-
  1. Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense "having noun". Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-be--da-prefix-ZCCyRz3c
  2. Forms verbs from adjectives, with the sense "making" (adjective); -ify. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-be--da-prefix-jXg10kwR
  3. Prepends to verbs, having no effect save making the verb transitive Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-be--da-prefix-mOaVGQC1 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 65
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "be-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German be-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "bi-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon bi-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "be-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "be-",
      "name": "da-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "hår (\"hair\") → behåret (\"hairy\")"
        },
        {
          "text": "hjerte (\"heart\") → behjertet (\"hearty, brave\")"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense \"having noun\"."
      ],
      "id": "en-be--da-prefix-ZCCyRz3c",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "svanger (\"pregnant\") → besvangre (\"impregnate\")"
        },
        {
          "text": "rolig (\"calm\") → berolige (\"calm, soothe\")"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms verbs from adjectives, with the sense \"making\" (adjective); -ify."
      ],
      "id": "en-be--da-prefix-jXg10kwR",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ify",
          "-ify"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 17 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tvivle → betvivle (\"doubt\")"
        },
        {
          "text": "kæmpe → bekæmpe (\"fight\")"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Prepends to verbs, having no effect save making the verb transitive"
      ],
      "id": "en-be--da-prefix-mOaVGQC1",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "be-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish prefixes",
    "Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Saxon",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "be-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German be-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "bi-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon bi-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "be-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "be-",
      "name": "da-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "hår (\"hair\") → behåret (\"hairy\")"
        },
        {
          "text": "hjerte (\"heart\") → behjertet (\"hearty, brave\")"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense \"having noun\"."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "svanger (\"pregnant\") → besvangre (\"impregnate\")"
        },
        {
          "text": "rolig (\"calm\") → berolige (\"calm, soothe\")"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms verbs from adjectives, with the sense \"making\" (adjective); -ify."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ify",
          "-ify"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tvivle → betvivle (\"doubt\")"
        },
        {
          "text": "kæmpe → bekæmpe (\"fight\")"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Prepends to verbs, having no effect save making the verb transitive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "be-"
}

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