bǿta

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• bœta, bꝍta

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

Conjugation of bǿta — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	bǿta
present participle	bǿtandi
past participle	bǿttr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bǿti	bǿtta
2nd-person singular	bǿtir	bǿttir
3rd-person singular	bǿtir	bǿtti
1st-person plural	bǿtum	bǿttum
2nd-person plural	bǿtið	bǿttuð
3rd-person plural	bǿta	bǿttu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bǿta	bǿtta
2nd-person singular	bǿtir	bǿttir
3rd-person singular	bǿti	bǿtti
1st-person plural	bǿtim	bǿttim
2nd-person plural	bǿtið	bǿttið
3rd-person plural	bǿti	bǿtti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bǿt, bǿti
1st-person plural	bǿtum
2nd-person plural	bǿtið

Conjugation of bǿta — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	bǿtask
present participle	bǿtandisk
past participle	bǿzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bǿtumk	bǿttumk
2nd-person singular	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
3rd-person singular	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
1st-person plural	bǿtumsk	bǿttumsk
2nd-person plural	bǿtizk	bǿttuzk
3rd-person plural	bǿtask	bǿttusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bǿtumk	bǿttumk
2nd-person singular	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
3rd-person singular	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
1st-person plural	bǿtimsk	bǿttimsk
2nd-person plural	bǿtizk	bǿttizk
3rd-person plural	bǿtisk	bǿttisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bǿzk, bǿtisk
1st-person plural	bǿtumsk
2nd-person plural	bǿtizk

Related terms

• bót

Descendants

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