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bjóða

bjóða

See also: bjoda

Faroese

Verb

bjóða (third person singular past indicative beyð, third person plural past indicative buðu, supine boðið)

  1. to offer
  2. to invite

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjouːða/
    Rhymes: -ouːða

Verb

bjóða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative bauð, third-person plural past indicative buðu, supine boðið)

  1. (ditransitive) to offer
    • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
      Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
      If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.
  2. (transitive, intransitive, with dative) to invite
  3. (ditransitive) to command

Conjugation

Derived terms