bǿta

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Verb

bǿta (singular past indicative bǿtti, plural past indicative bǿtti, past participle bǿttr)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to improve, to better something, to correct something
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to improve somebody's ways
  3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to add to, to make a contribution
  4. (ditransitive, governs the dative and accusative) to compensate, to compensate, to make good
  5. (ditransitive, governs the dative) to relieve, to remedy, to mend, to cure

Conjugation

Conjugation of bǿta — active (weak class 1)
infinitive bǿta
present participle bǿtandi
past participle bǿttr
indicative present past
1st-person singular bǿti bǿtta
2nd-person singular bǿtir bǿttir
3rd-person singular bǿtir bǿtti
1st-person plural bǿtum bǿttum
2nd-person plural bǿtið bǿttuð
3rd-person plural bǿta bǿttu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bǿta bǿtta
2nd-person singular bǿtir bǿttir
3rd-person singular bǿti bǿtti
1st-person plural bǿtim bǿttim
2nd-person plural bǿtið bǿttið
3rd-person plural bǿti bǿtti
imperative present
2nd-person singular bǿt, bǿti
1st-person plural bǿtum
2nd-person plural bǿtið
Conjugation of bǿta — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive bǿtask
present participle bǿtandisk
past participle bǿzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular bǿtumk bǿttumk
2nd-person singular bǿtisk bǿttisk
3rd-person singular bǿtisk bǿttisk
1st-person plural bǿtumsk bǿttumsk
2nd-person plural bǿtizk bǿttuzk
3rd-person plural bǿtask bǿttusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bǿtumk bǿttumk
2nd-person singular bǿtisk bǿttisk
3rd-person singular bǿtisk bǿttisk
1st-person plural bǿtimsk bǿttimsk
2nd-person plural bǿtizk bǿttizk
3rd-person plural bǿtisk bǿttisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular bǿzk, bǿtisk
1st-person plural bǿtumsk
2nd-person plural bǿtizk

Related terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bæta
  • Faroese: bøta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bøta
  • Old Swedish: bøta
  • Danish: bøde
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