Contionary:bì

Anrish

Alternative forms

• bí, bin-

Etymology

From Middle Anrish bin, from Old Anrish bin, bien, from Proto-Germanic *bi and *in

Pronunciation

(Anrish) IPA: /bi/

Preposition

bì (runic:‧ᛒᛁᛌ‧)

Lú bì bætíe. (A cat in a sink.)

• (+ common)

1. into (allative)

   Gnúð lau bì brókar mír.

   ᛬ᛝᚢᚴ‧ᛚᛆᚢ‧ᛒᛁᛌ‧ᛒᚱᚮᚳᚭᚱ‧ᛘᛁᚱ᛬

   Water got into my boots

2. indicating an order or arrangement

   Aunt ǽrr hereð bì tíl!

   ‧᛬ᛆᚢᚾᛏ‧ᛆᚱᚱ‧ᚼᛖᚱᛖᚴ‧ᛒᛁᛌ‧ᛏᛁᛚ᛬‧

   Form a line!

• (+ dative)

1. expressing containment, inside, within

   Is lúa bì bætíne.

   ᛬ᛁᛞ‧ᛚᚢᚭ‧ᛒᛁᛌ‧ᛒᛆᛏᛁᛌᚾᛖ᛬

   The cat is in the sink

2. denoting a state of the subject

   Is y bì Comene.

   ᛬ᛁᛞ‧ᛦ‧ᛒᛁᛌ‧ᚳᚮᛘᛁᚾᛖ᛬

   He is in a coma.

3. indicates means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality, (of a text, speech etc.) a language, script, tone etc.

   Aunt tilteð bì rúá!

   ‧᛬ᛆᚢᚾᛏ‧ᛏᛁᛚᚴᛖᚴ‧ᛒᛁᛌ‧ᚱᚢᚭᛌ᛬‧

   Write in runes!

• (+ genitive)

1. indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as their psychic and physical characteristics

   Is nǽð ír bin-ǫra.

   ᛬ᛁᛞ‧ᚾᛆᚴ‧ᛆᚱᚭᛘᛖ‧ᛒᛁᛌᛆᚭᚱᚭ᛬

   You have a friend in me.

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː/

Etymology

From Sudrey Norse bìda, from Old Norse bíða, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną. The modern form is under Irish influence. Doublet of bìdh

Verb

bì (present bìthir, past bìtheaidhir, future bìthist, conditional bìtheaidhist)

1. (non-copulative) (there) to be

   bìthir Gud ― God is; There is a God

Conjugation

Conjugation of bì (regular, i-negative)

infinitive		bì(thich)
pres. part.		bìthin
past part.		bìtheadh
		positive		negative
		personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
ind.	pres.	bìthir	bìtir	imìthir	imìtir
	past	bìtheaidhir	bìteaidhir	imìtheaidhir	imìteaidhir
	fut.	bìthist	bìtist	imìthist	imìtist
	cond.	bìtheaidhist	bìteaidhist	imìtheaidhist	imìteaidhist
cont.	pres.	bìthireu	bìtireu	imìthireu	imìtireu
	past	bìtheaidhireu	bìteaidhireu	imìtheaidhireu	imìteaidhireu
	fut.	bìthisteu	bìtisteu	imìthisteu	imìtisteu
	cond.	bìtheaidhisteu	bìteaidhisteu	imìtheaidhisteu	imìteaidhisteu
perf.	pres.	bìthiriò	bìtiriò	imìthiriò	imìtiriò
	past	bìtheaidhiriò	bìteaidhiriò	imìtheaidhiriò	imìteaidhiriò
	fut.	bìthistiò	bìtistiò	imìthistiò	imìtistiò
	cond.	bìtheaidhistiò	bìteaidhistiò	imìtheaidhistiò	imìteaidhistiò
imp.		bì	bìt	imì	imìt

Mutation

Mutated forms of bì

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bì	bhì	mì

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.