From Old Norse býta, from Middle Low German būten, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen.
býta (third person singular past indicative býtti, third person plural past indicative býtt, supine býtt)
| Conjugation of býta (group v-2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | býta | |
| supine | býtt | |
| participle (a39)1 | býtandi | býttur |
| present | past | |
| first singular | býti | býtti |
| second singular | býtir | býtti |
| third singular | býtir | býtti |
| plural | býta | býttu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | být! | |
| plural | býtið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||