bein

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Wealthy; well-to-do.

   A bein farmer.

2. 2
   adj

   Well provided; comfortable; cosy.

3. 3
   adv

   Comfortably.

4. 4
   verb

   To render or make comfortable.

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.

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