Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | beitt |
| Past Participle | gbeitt |
Auxiliary
Alternative Forms
Etymology
From Old High German bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait, await”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti (“to trust”). Cognate with German beiten, English bide, Icelandic bíða, Danish bie, Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (beidan). See: Old High German 'bītan', Proto-Germanic '
*bīdaną', Proto-Indo-European '
*bʰéydʰeti', German, old spelling '
beiten', English '
bide', Icelandic '
bíða', Danish '
bie'.
Verbs referencing "beite"
English
bide.
Sample Sentences