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

bì (present bi'ir, past bì'adhir, future bì'ist, conditional bì'adhist)

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

   bì'ir Gud ― God is; There is a God

Usage notes

This is one of very few verbs that takes i- for negation, appearing as imì (/ə.ˈmi/)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bì (regular, i-negative)

infinitive		bì('ich)
pres. part.		bì'in
past part.		bì'adh
		positive		negative
		personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
ind.	pres.	bì'ir	bìtir	imì'ir	imìtir
	past	bì'adhir	bìtadhir	imì'adhir	imìtadhir
	fut.	bì'ist	bìtist	imì'ist	imìtist
	cond.	bì'adhist	bìtadhist	imì'adhist	imìtadhist
cont.	pres.	bì'ireu	bìtireu	imì'ireu	imìtireu
	past	bì'adhireu	bìtadhireu	imì'adhireu	imìtadhireu
	fut.	bì'isteu	bìtisteu	imì'isteu	imìtisteu
	cond.	bì'adhisteu	bìtadhisteu	imì'adhisteu	imìtadhisteu
perf.	pres.	bì'iriò	bìtiriò	imì'iriò	imìtiriò
	past	bì'adhiriò	bìtadhiriò	imì'adhiriò	imìtadhiriò
	fut.	bì'istiò	bìtistiò	imì'istiò	imìtistiò
	cond.	bì'adhistiò	bìtadhistiò	imì'adhistiò	imìtadhistiò
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.