bein
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- //biːn//
Wealthy; well-to-do.
aggettivo
- 1
Wealthy; well-to-do.
a bein farmer
- 2
Well provided; comfortable; cosy.
Etimologia
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.
avverbio
- 1
Comfortably.
verbo
- 1
To render or make comfortable.
- 2
To dry.
Forme
- comparativo
- more bein
- superlativo
- most bein
- passato
- beined
- participio passato
- beined
- participio presente
- beining
- 3ª persona singolare
- beins