/ˈpeiːta/
UppruniFrom Old Norse beita, from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną.
- weakto bait a fishing line
- weakto use as bait on a fishhook
“Að beita maðki.” — To use a worm as bait.
- weakto put to pasture, to put out to graze, to have animals feed on the land
“Að beita kindum.” — To put sheep out to graze.
- weakto employ, to use, to handle a tool or method
- weakto sail by beating (sail into the wind at an angle)
Beygingarbeitti(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · beitt(supine) · beittur(masculine, nominative, singular) · beitt(feminine, nominative, singular) · beitt(neuter, nominative, singular) · beittir(masculine, nominative, plural) · beittar(feminine, nominative, plural) · beitt(neuter, nominative, plural) · beittan(accusative, masculine, singular) · beitta(accusative, feminine, singular) · beitt(accusative, neuter, singular) · beitta(accusative, masculine, plural) · beittar(accusative, feminine, plural) · beitt(accusative, neuter, plural) · beittum(dative, masculine, singular) · beittri(dative, feminine, singular) · beittu(dative, neuter, singular) · beittum(dative, masculine, plural) · beittum(dative, feminine, plural) · beittum(dative, neuter, plural)
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