adj
Meaning 1
Wealthy; well-to-do.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Now chiefly dialectal
Examples
- a bein farmer
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
bein
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/biːn/
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homophone: bean
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homophone: been
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CMU ARPABET: B IY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Well provided; comfortable; cosy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Now chiefly dialectal
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adv
Meaning 3
Comfortably.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Now chiefly dialectal
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verb
Meaning 4
To render or make comfortable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To dry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, transitive
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History
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, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bain.