biðja

Language: Old Norse

Contributors: Matteo Tarsi

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: ASK FOR [ask-for]

Comment: also 2-dat, 3-acc, 3-dat

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc 3-gen

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 asker NP-nom A
2 askee NP-acc P
3 requested thing NP-gen X
Examples for basic coding frame:
(1)

En ek mvn biðia þik nockurꜱ lutar
En
But
ek
1SG.NOM
mun
will
biðja
ask.INF
þik
2SG.ACC
nokkurs
INDEF.GEN.M/N.SG
hlutar
thing.GEN
But I will ask you something

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.