bein

adjectiveadverbverbattested in dialogue

//biːn//

Wealthy; well-to-do.

adjective

1
Wealthy; well-to-do.
a bein farmer
2
Well provided; comfortable; cosy.

Etymology

From Middle English been, beene, bene (“gracious, generous, pleasant”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bain.

adverb

1
Comfortably.

verb

1
To render or make comfortable.
2
To dry.

Forms

comparative: more bein
superlative: most bein
past tense: beined
past participle: beined
present participle: beining
third person singular: beins

behold · To look at or see (someone or something), especially…beige · A colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow…Beijing · A direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China.

bein · Wealthy; well-to-do.

being · A living creature.Beirut · The capital and largest city of Lebanon.beka · an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel

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