bie

Danish

/biːə/

verb
Definitions
  • archaic to stay, wait

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse bíða (abide, wait) derived from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (wait, await) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti (trust), *bʰeydʰ- (persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeydʰ-

Gloss

persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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