bǿta

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Verb

bǿta (singular past indicative bǿtti, plural past indicative bǿtti, past participle bǿttr)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to improve, to better something, to correct something
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to improve somebody's ways
  3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to add to, to make a contribution
  4. (ditransitive, governs the dative and accusative) to compensate, to compensate, to make good
  5. (ditransitive, governs the dative) to relieve, to remedy, to mend, to cure

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bæta
  • Faroese: bøta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bøta
  • Old Swedish: bøta
  • Danish: bøde
    • Norwegian Bokmål: bøte
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