beiða

Icelandic

/ˈpeiːða/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (ditransitive) to ask, to request

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse beiða (ask, request, long for, demand, compel) inherited from Proto-Germanic *baidijaną (cause to stay, constrain, demand) root from Proto-Indo-European *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
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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