béien

See also: beien, Beien, and bèi'ēn

Ligurian

Verb

béien

1. inflection of béie:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbəɪ̯ən]
• Rhymes: -ɜɪən

Etymology 1

From Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan, from Proto-Germanic *beuganą. Cognate with German biegen, Dutch buigen, English bow.

The expected conjugation would be analogous to fléien or zéien. Regularized forms may have been influenced by etymology 2 below, particularly as the two verbs overlapped in the context of wood production (branches and boards were scorched in order to make them flexible for bending).

Verb

béien (third-person singular present béit, past participle gebéit, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to bend
2. (reflexive) to be bent, to have a curved shape

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	béien
participle	gebéit
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	béien	—
2nd singular	béis	béi
3rd singular	béit	—
1st plural	béien	—
2nd plural	béit	béit
3rd plural	béien	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Related terms

• Bou

Etymology 2

From Middle High German bæjen, from Proto-Germanic *bēaną. Cognate with regional German bähen.

Verb

béien (third-person singular present béit, past participle gebéit, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive, archaic) to roast, scorch

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	béien
participle	gebéit
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	béien	—
2nd singular	béis	béi
3rd singular	béit	—
1st plural	béien	—
2nd plural	béit	béit
3rd plural	béien	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.