Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse deila, cognate with Old English dǣlan ( > Modern English deal).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

deila (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative deildi, supine deilt)

  1. (transitive) to divide, to split
  2. (transitive, mathematics) to divide
  3. (transitive) to share
  4. (intransitive) to argue, to quarrel

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

deila f (genitive singular deilu, no plural)

  1. contention, quarrel, discord

Declension edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ (dalidun) (3rd plural past indicative), from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb edit

deila (singular past indicative deildi, plural past indicative deildu, past participle deildr)

  1. to divide, split into parts
    sú á, er deilir með jǫtna sonum grund ok með goðum
    that river which parts the giants and the gods
  2. to deal out, apportion, allot
    deildr hlutr
    a share allotted to one
    deila víg með verum
    to deal victory fairly among men
  3. to distinguish, discern
    Synonym: greina
    eptir þat sá sól ok mátti þá deila ættir
    they could then discern the quarters of heaven
    deila liti
    to discern colours
    eigi deilir litr kosti
    colour is no sure test of quality
  4. to busy, occupy oneself with
  5. to be master of, possess
    hug skaltu deila
    thou shalt control thy mind, feelings
  6. (reflexive) to spread, branch off

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: deila
  • Faroese: deila
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dele
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dela
  • Old Swedish: dēla
  • Danish: dele

Noun edit

deila f (genitive deilu)

  1. disagreement, contest

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • deila”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press