"bein" meaning in Old Norse

See bein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare Old English bān, Old Saxon bēn, Old High German bein. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*bainą}} Proto-Germanic *bainą, {{cog|ang|bān}} Old English bān, {{cog|osx|bēn}} Old Saxon bēn, {{cog|goh|bein}} Old High German bein Head templates: {{head|non|noun|genitive|beins|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}|plural|bein|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} bein n (genitive beins, plural bein), {{non-noun|n|beins|bein}} bein n (genitive beins, plural bein) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-a|bein|bein}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=beinin|api=bein|asd=beinit|asi=bein|dpd=beinunum|dpi=beinum|dsd=beininu|dsi=beini|g=neuter|gpd=beinanna|gpi=beina|gsd=beinsins|gsi=beins|notes=|npd=beinin|npi=bein|nsd=beinit|nsi=bein|stem=strong a-stem|title=bein}}, {{non-decl-cell|bein|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bein|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bein|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|bein|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beini|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beininu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beins|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beina|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinanna|gpd}} Forms: beins [genitive], bein [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bein [indefinite, nominative, singular], beinit [definite, nominative, singular], bein [indefinite, nominative, plural], beinin [definite, nominative, plural], bein [accusative, indefinite, singular], beinit [accusative, definite, singular], bein [accusative, indefinite, plural], beinin [accusative, definite, plural], beini [dative, indefinite, singular], beininu [dative, definite, singular], beinum [dative, indefinite, plural], beinunum [dative, definite, plural], beins [genitive, indefinite, singular], beinsins [definite, genitive, singular], beina [genitive, indefinite, plural], beinanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. leg Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-bein-non-noun-x8j8kau4 Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy, Body parts, Limbs Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Body parts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Limbs: 76 24
  2. bone Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-bein-non-noun-yNrPZX~p Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy, Body parts Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Body parts: 50 50

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "bein"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "bein"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norn",
      "lang_code": "nrn",
      "word": "ben"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "lang_code": "nb",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "bein"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "word": "bein"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "word": "ben"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Swedish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
      "word": "bēn"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
              "lang_code": "nb",
              "word": "ben"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "word": "ben"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Danish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-oda",
      "word": "ben"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Elfdalian",
      "lang_code": "ovd",
      "word": "bien"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Gutnish",
          "lang_code": "gmq-gut",
          "word": "bain"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Gutnish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-ogt",
      "word": "bain"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bainą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bainą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bān"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bān",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "bēn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon bēn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "bein"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German bein",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare Old English bān, Old Saxon bēn, Old High German bein.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-n-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beininu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "11": "plural",
        "12": "bein",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{ap}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "beins",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "beins",
        "3": "bein"
      },
      "expansion": "bein n (genitive beins, plural bein)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "bein"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-n-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "beinin",
        "api": "bein",
        "asd": "beinit",
        "asi": "bein",
        "dpd": "beinunum",
        "dpi": "beinum",
        "dsd": "beininu",
        "dsi": "beini",
        "g": "neuter",
        "gpd": "beinanna",
        "gpi": "beina",
        "gsd": "beinsins",
        "gsi": "beins",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "beinin",
        "npi": "bein",
        "nsd": "beinit",
        "nsi": "bein",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "bein"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinit",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinin",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinit",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beini",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beininu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beins",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beina",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "non:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "non:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Limbs",
          "orig": "non:Limbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leg"
      ],
      "id": "en-bein-non-noun-x8j8kau4",
      "links": [
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Anatomy",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "non:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bone"
      ],
      "id": "en-bein-non-noun-yNrPZX~p",
      "links": [
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bein"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse neuter a-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse neuter nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "non:Anatomy",
    "non:Body parts",
    "non:Limbs"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "bein"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "bein"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norn",
      "lang_code": "nrn",
      "word": "ben"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "lang_code": "nb",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "bein"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "word": "bein"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "word": "ben"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Swedish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
      "word": "bēn"
    },
    {
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        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
              "lang_code": "nb",
              "word": "ben"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "word": "ben"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Danish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-oda",
      "word": "ben"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Elfdalian",
      "lang_code": "ovd",
      "word": "bien"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Gutnish",
          "lang_code": "gmq-gut",
          "word": "bain"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Gutnish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-ogt",
      "word": "bain"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bainą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bainą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bān"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bān",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon bēn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "bein"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German bein",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare Old English bān, Old Saxon bēn, Old High German bein.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-n-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beininu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "12": "bein",
        "13": "or",
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        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{ap}}}",
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        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "beins",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "beins",
        "3": "bein"
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      "expansion": "bein n (genitive beins, plural bein)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "bein"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-n-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "beinin",
        "api": "bein",
        "asd": "beinit",
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        "dpi": "beinum",
        "dsd": "beininu",
        "dsi": "beini",
        "g": "neuter",
        "gpd": "beinanna",
        "gpi": "beina",
        "gsd": "beinsins",
        "gsi": "beins",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "beinin",
        "npi": "bein",
        "nsd": "beinit",
        "nsi": "bein",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "bein"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinit",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinin",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinit",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bein",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beini",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beininu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beins",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beina",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leg"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bein"
}

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