bie

From dialectal bjej, from Proto-Albanian *bera, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to strike”) (compare Old English berian, Latin ferīre).

• bjej

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɛ/

bie (aorist rashë, participle rënë)

1. to fall (off)

   Po bie në gjumë.

   I'm going to fall asleep.

2. to tumble, flop
3. to beat, punch
4. to strike, punch

From *bier, from Proto-Albanian *berja, from *bʰér-io-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (cf. English bear).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbie/

bie (aorist prura, participle prurë) (Standard, Tosk)

1. to bring

   Synonym: sjell

2. to deliver

• mbaj, mbar, mbaroj

bie

1. water

• Mauro Tosco, The Dhaasanac Language: Grammar, Text, Vocabulary of a Cushitic Language of Ethiopia

From Old Norse bíða, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait, await”), cognate with Swedish bida, English bide, abide, German beiten (dialectal). The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, which is also the source of Latin fīdō (“to trust”), Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō, “to persuade”).

• IPA^(key): /biːə/, [ˈb̥iːi]

bie (past tense biede, past participle biet)

1. (archaic) to stay, wait

• oppebie

• “bie” in Den Danske Ordbog

Compare German bin, Alemannic German bi, English be.

bie

1. first-person singular present of sei
2. (Erzgebirgisch) to be

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:

• bye (Súlat Wáwâ)
• biye

• IPA^(key): /ˈbje/ [ˈbjɛː]
• Hyphenation: bie

From earlier biyai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ. Compare Sambali biyay, Tagalog buhay, Ilocano biag.

bié

1. life

   Antonym: mate

• biyai (obsolete)

From earlier biai, from abiai, metathesis from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay. Compare Tagalog bigay, Cebuano bugay, Maranao begi, and Malay beri.

bié

1. to give

From Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bi, from Proto-Germanic *bi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi.

• bij (other widespread variant)
• bei
• bee (Krefeld)
• béï, bi (Eupen)

• IPA^(key): [biː˨]
• Hyphenation: bie
• Rhymes: -iː

bie (+ dative)

1. (locative) by, at
2. (with a person, family, shop) at

   Ich bin bie g'm Jeanette. ― I'm at Jeanette's place.

3. (with an organization or company) for; at; in

   Die wirke bie einem bekker. ― They work for a bakery.

4. (with a reflexive pronoun) with; on

   V'r hant 't nit bei ós. ― We don't have it with us.

5. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
6. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of

   Bien oonval. ― In the case of an accident.

7. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
8. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
9. (takes the accusative) with, to, towards

From Middle Dutch bië, from Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

• bij, bei (other widespread variants)
• bien (West Limburgish)
• bui (Hees, Rosmeer)
• Bei (Krefeld)
• Bé (Eupen)

• IPA^(key): [biː˦]
• Hyphenation: bie
• Rhymes: -iː

bie f

1. bee

bie

1. Nonstandard spelling of biē.
2. Nonstandard spelling of bié.
3. Nonstandard spelling of biě.
4. Nonstandard spelling of biè.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

From Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

bië f

1. bee

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: bij, by (for the preposition)
  • Jersey Dutch: bai
  • Negerhollands: bi, bie
  • Petjo: bij
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: bi
• Limburgish: bie

• “bie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bie”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.

bie f or m (definite singular bia or bien, indefinite plural bier, definite plural biene)

1. a bee

From Old Norse bíða.

bie (present tense bier, past tense bia or biet, past participle bia or biet) or
bie (present tense bier, simple past bidde, past participle bidd)

1. (archaic) to wait

• “bie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /²biːə/

From Old Norse bý n, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ f.

bie f (definite singular bia, indefinite plural bier, definite plural biene)

1. a bee (insect)

From Old Norse biða.

bie (present tense biar or bier, past tense bia or bidde, past participle bia or bidd, present participle biande, imperative bi)

1. to wait

   Synonym: vente

bie f (definite singular bia, indefinite plural bier, definite plural biene)

1. a wait

   Synonym: venting

• “bie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

bie

1. second-person singular future absolute of at·tá
2. third-person singular preterite relative of benaid

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bie	bie pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbie
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

bie

1. Alternative form of bee (“by”)
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 16-18:

     y'ast, bie ractzom o'honde, ee-delt t'ouz ye laas ee-mate var ercha vassale, ne'er dwythen na dicke waie nar dicka.

     you have with impartial hand ministered the laws made for every subject, without regard to this party or that.

   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:

     proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.

     proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114