bein

Meanings

Adjective

• Wealthy; well-to-do.
• Well provided; comfortable; cosy.

Adverb

• Comfortably.

Verb

• To render or make comfortable.
• To dry.

Origin

• From Middle English been, beene, bene, 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, Icelandic beinn ("straight, direct, hospitable"), Norwegian bein ("straight, direct, easy to deal with"). See also bain.