"beini" meaning in Old Norse

See beini in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From beinn. Head templates: {{head|non|noun|genitive|beina|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}||{{{3}}}|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} beini m (genitive beina), {{non-noun|m|beina}} beini m (genitive beina) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-an|bein}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=beinana|api=beina|asd=beinann|asi=beina|dpd=beinunum|dpi=beinum|dsd=beinanum|dsi=beina|g=masculine|gpd=beinanna|gpi=beina|gsd=beinans|gsi=beina|notes=|npd=beinarnir|npi=beinar|nsd=beininn|nsi=beini|stem=weak an-stem|title=beini}}, {{non-decl-cell|beini|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beininn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beina|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinann|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beina|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beina|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinanum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beina|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinans|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|beina|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|beinanna|gpd}} Forms: beina [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], beini [indefinite, nominative, singular], beininn [definite, nominative, singular], beinar [indefinite, nominative, plural], beinarnir [definite, nominative, plural], beina [accusative, indefinite, singular], beinann [accusative, definite, singular], beina [accusative, indefinite, plural], beinana [accusative, definite, plural], beina [dative, indefinite, singular], beinanum [dative, definite, singular], beinum [dative, indefinite, plural], beinunum [dative, definite, plural], beina [genitive, indefinite, singular], beinans [definite, genitive, singular], beina [genitive, indefinite, plural], beinanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. help, benefit Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-beini-non-noun-35x8O6R5
  2. hospitable entertainment, hospitality Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-beini-non-noun-B2iiPWlm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ganga um beina (english: to wait upon the guests) Related terms: beina, beinir 
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to wait upon the guests",
      "translation": "to wait upon the guests",
      "word": "ganga um beina"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "beini"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "f"
      ],
      "word": "beine"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From beinn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-m-an",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beininn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "beinanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinans",
      "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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        "11": "",
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{ap}}}",
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        "4": "beina",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "beini m (genitive beina)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "beina"
      },
      "expansion": "beini m (genitive beina)",
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        "1": "bein"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-an"
    },
    {
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        "asi": "beina",
        "dpd": "beinunum",
        "dpi": "beinum",
        "dsd": "beinanum",
        "dsi": "beina",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "beinanna",
        "gpi": "beina",
        "gsd": "beinans",
        "gsi": "beina",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "beinarnir",
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        "title": "beini"
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      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "beinar",
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      },
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        "1": "beinarnir",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beina",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "beinann",
        "2": "asd"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beina",
        "2": "api"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beina",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
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        "1": "beinanum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "beinum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "beinunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beina",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinans",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beina",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beinanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beinir"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "help, benefit"
      ],
      "id": "en-beini-non-noun-35x8O6R5",
      "links": [
        [
          "help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hospitable entertainment, hospitality"
      ],
      "id": "en-beini-non-noun-B2iiPWlm",
      "links": [
        [
          "hospitable",
          "hospitable"
        ],
        [
          "entertainment",
          "entertainment"
        ],
        [
          "hospitality",
          "hospitality"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beini"
}

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    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse masculine an-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse masculine nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to wait upon the guests",
      "translation": "to wait upon the guests",
      "word": "ganga um beina"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "beini"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "f"
      ],
      "word": "beine"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From beinn.",
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      "form": "beina",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "non-decl-m-an",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beinarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "beinann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beina",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "beina",
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      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
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    },
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      "form": "beinans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "beina",
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    },
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      ]
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "dsi": "beina",
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        "gpi": "beina",
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        "gsi": "beina",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "beinarnir",
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        "1": "beina",
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      "args": {
        "1": "beina",
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        "1": "beinanna",
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  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "beina"
    },
    {
      "word": "beinir"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "help, benefit"
      ],
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        [
          "help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hospitable entertainment, hospitality"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hospitable",
          "hospitable"
        ],
        [
          "entertainment",
          "entertainment"
        ],
        [
          "hospitality",
          "hospitality"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beini"
}

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