hvíla

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.

Verb

hvíla

1. to rest

Conjugation

   Conjugation of hvíla

hvíla, v-1
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	hvíli	hvílir	hvílir	hvíla
Past	hvíldi	hvíldi	hvíldi	hvíldu
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	hvíl !	—	hvílið !
Infinitive	hvíla
Pres. part.	hvílandi
Past part. a7	hvíldur
Supine	hvílt

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.

Noun

hvíla f (genitive singular hvílu, plural hvílan)

1. (dated) bed

Declension

declension of hvíla

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvíla	hvílan	hvílur	hvílurnar
accusative	hvílu	hvíluna	hvílur	hvílurnar
dative	hvílu	hvílunni	hvílum	hvílunum
genitive	hvílu	hvílunnar	hvíla	hvílanna

Verb

hvíla (accusative) (hvíldi, hvílt)

1. to rest, especially resting or sleeping in a bed

   Hér hvílir Jóhannes.

   Here rests Johannes.

2. to lie, to sleep

Derived terms

• hvíla sig
• hvíla hjá
• hvílast
• hvíla þungt á

See also

• Danish: her hviler