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bein

Pronunciation: /biːn/

The English word “bein” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Wealthy; well-to-do.
  2. Well provided; comfortable; cosy.

adverb

  1. Comfortably.

verb

  1. To render or make comfortable.
  2. To dry.

Etymology

From Middle English been, beene, bene (“gracious, generous, pleasant”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant,…

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