báðir
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai-. Cognate with English both, German beide and Dutch beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian Nynorsk båe.
Adjective
báðir m pl (feminine plural báðar, neuter plural bæði)
- both (used to refer to two or more men)
- Teir eru báðir skemtiligir.
- They're both fun.
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai-. Cognate with English both, German beide and Dutch beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian Nynorsk båe.
Adjective
báðir m pl (feminine plural báðar, neuter plural bæði)
- both (used to refer to two or more men)
- Þeir eru báðir skemmtilegir.
- They're both fun.
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bai.
Declension
Descendants
References
- báðir in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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