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): /ˈbi/

Etymology

From Sudrey Norse bíða, from Old Norse bīdaną. The modern form is under Irish influence. Doublet of bìodh

Verb

1. (non-copulative) to be

Conjugation

Conjugation of bì (regular)

infinitive		bì('ich)
pres. part.		bì'in
past part.		bì'adh
		positive		negative
		personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
ind.	pres.	bì'ir	bìtir	è bhì'ir	è bhìtir
	past	bì'aidhir	bìtaidhir	è bhì'aidhir	è bhìtaidhir
	fut.	bì'ist	bìtist	è bhì'ist	è bhìtist
	cond.	bì'aidhist	bìtaidhist	è bhì'aidhist	è bhìtaidhist
cont.	pres.	bì'ireu	bìtireu	è bhì'ireu	è bhìtireu
	past	bì'aidhireu	bìtaidhireu	è bhì'aidhireu	è bhìtaidhireu
	fut.	bì'isteu	bìtisteu	è bhì'isteu	è bhìtisteu
	cond.	bì'aidhisteu	bìtaidhisteu	è bhì'aidhisteu	è bhìtaidhisteu
perf.	pres.	bì'iriò	bìtiriò	è bhì'iriò	è bhìtiriò
	past	bì'aidhiriò	bìtaidhiriò	è bhì'aidhiriò	è bhìtaidhiriò
	fut.	bì'istiò	bìtistiò	è bhì'istiò	è bhìtistiò
	cond.	bì'aidhistiò	bìtaidhistiò	è bhì'aidhistiò	è bhìtaidhistiò
imp.		bì	bìt	è bhì	è bhìt

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.