bæsa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaiːsa/
    Rhymes: -aiːsa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bæsa, from Proto-Germanic *bansijaną, from *bansaz (whence Icelandic bás (stall)).

Verb

bæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bæsti, supine bæst)

  1. (transitive, with dative or accusative) to put (an animal) into a stall
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish bejdse, from German beizen.

Verb

bæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bæsaði, supine bæsað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to stain (wood, etc.)
Conjugation

References

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