búinn

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Icelandic

Adjective

búinn (comparative búnari, superlative búnastur)

  1. completed, finished, over
    Ertu búinn að fara út með ruslið?
    Did you take out the trash?
    Er myndin búin?
    Is the film over?
  2. depleted, finished
    Því miður, kaffið er búið.
    I'm afraid we don't have any more coffee.
  3. exhausted
  4. fitted out, fitted up, ready
    Hersveitin var vel vopnum búin.
    The squadron was heavily armed.
    Hún er vel búin.
    She's warmly dressed.

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Old Norse

Etymology

Past participle of búa.

Participle

búinn

  1. past participle of búa
  2. prepared, fit, adapted
  3. ready, willing
    Synonym: viljugr

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