Biða

Old Norse Dictionary - biða

Meaning of Old Norse word "biða" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

biða Old Norse word can mean:

biða
1. að, to bide a bit, Stj. 298, Bs. ii. 123: with gen. (= bíða), ok biðuðu þeirra, Fagrsk. 138, Nj. (Lat.) 110 note k, 135 note o.
biða
2. u, f. a big chest; the phrase, þylja e-ð í belg eða biðu, Bs. ii. 425.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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