"bý" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbyː/ (note: 12th century Icelandic)
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *biją, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ, having been altered by analogy to mý. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-. Germanic cognates include Old English bēo (English bee), Old Frisian bē (West Frisian bij), Old Saxon bīa (Middle Low German bīe), Dutch bij, Old High German bīa, bini (German Biene, dialectal Beie). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*biją}} Proto-Germanic *biją, {{der|non|gem-pro|*bijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *bijǭ, {{der|non|ine-pro|*bʰey-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-, {{cog|ang|bēo}} Old English bēo, {{cog|en|bee}} English bee, {{cog|ofs|bē}} Old Frisian bē, {{cog|fy|bij}} West Frisian bij, {{cog|osx|bīa}} Old Saxon bīa, {{cog|gml|bīe}} Middle Low German bīe, {{cog|nl|bij}} Dutch bij, {{cog|goh|bīa}} Old High German bīa, {{cog|de|Biene}} German Biene Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} bý n, {{non-noun|n}} bý n
  1. bee (insect) Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: neuter Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-bý-non-noun-~JN5tcXA Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "bý"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: bý",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: bý"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "bie"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: bie",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: bie"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "bie"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: bie",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: bie"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "bi",
            "3": "by",
            "alt": "bī",
            "alt2": "bȳ"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: bī, bȳ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: bī, bȳ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "bi"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: bi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: bi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
            "2": "bi",
            "alt": "bī"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: bī",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: bī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "bi"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: bi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: bi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-gut",
            "2": "bei"
          },
          "expansion": "Gutnish: bei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gutnish: bei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "býfluga",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Faroese: býfluga",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Faroese: býfluga"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "býfluga",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Icelandic: býfluga",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Icelandic: býfluga"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bijǭ"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bijǭ",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰey-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bēo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bēo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bee"
      },
      "expansion": "English bee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "bē"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian bē",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "bij"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian bij",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "bīa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon bīa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "bīe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German bīe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bij"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bij",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "bīa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German bīa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Biene"
      },
      "expansion": "German Biene",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *biją, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ, having been altered by analogy to mý. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-. Germanic cognates include Old English bēo (English bee), Old Frisian bē (West Frisian bij), Old Saxon bīa (Middle Low German bīe), Dutch bij, Old High German bīa, bini (German Biene, dialectal Beie).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bý n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "bý n",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "non:Insects",
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            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "bee (insect)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "bee",
          "bee"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbyː/",
      "note": "12th century Icelandic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bý"
}
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: bý"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "bie"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: bie"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "nn",
            "2": "bie"
          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: bie"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "bi",
            "3": "by",
            "alt": "bī",
            "alt2": "bȳ"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: bī, bȳ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: bī, bȳ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "bi"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: bi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: bi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
            "2": "bi",
            "alt": "bī"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: bī",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: bī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "bi"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: bi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: bi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-gut",
            "2": "bei"
          },
          "expansion": "Gutnish: bei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gutnish: bei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "býfluga",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Faroese: býfluga",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Faroese: býfluga"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "býfluga",
            "der": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Icelandic: býfluga"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bijǭ"
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    },
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    },
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        "2": "bēo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bēo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bee"
      },
      "expansion": "English bee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "bē"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian bē",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "bij"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian bij",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "bīa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon bīa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "bīe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German bīe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bij"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bij",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "bīa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German bīa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Biene"
      },
      "expansion": "German Biene",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *biją, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ, having been altered by analogy to mý. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-. Germanic cognates include Old English bēo (English bee), Old Frisian bē (West Frisian bij), Old Saxon bīa (Middle Low German bīe), Dutch bij, Old High German bīa, bini (German Biene, dialectal Beie).",
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      ],
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        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbyː/",
      "note": "12th century Icelandic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bý"
}

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