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beite

beite

See also: béite

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

beite n (definite singular beitet, indefinite plural beiter, definite plural beita or beitene)

  1. pasture (land used for grazing by animals)

Derived terms

Verb

beite (imperative beit, present tense beiter, passive beites, simple past and past participle beita or beitet, present participle beitende)

  1. (of animals) to graze

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse beiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛitə/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

beite n (definite singular beitet, indefinite plural beite, definite plural beita)

  1. pasture; land area, cultivated or not, where animals may feed on the vegetation
    Har du dyra dine på beite no?
    Are your animals in the pasture now?

Derived terms

Verb

beite (present tense beitar/beiter, past tense beita/beitte, past participle beita/beitt, passive infinitive beitast, present participle beitande, imperative beite/beit)

  1. Alternative form of beita

References


Old Irish

Verb

beite

  1. third-person plural future relative of at·tá

Volapük

Noun

beite

  1. dative singular of beit