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From Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

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kveða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kvað, third-person plural past indicative kváðu, supine kveðið)

  1. to say
  2. to recite, to sing, to chant
  3. to compose, to write (a verse or song)

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Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (to say), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (to say, speak).

Verb edit

kveða (singular past indicative kvað, plural past indicative kváðu, past participle kveðinn)

  1. to say
  2. to utter
  3. to recite

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Related terms edit

  • kveðja (a greeting, welcome, salutation, noun)
  • kveðja (to call on, summon; to welcome, verb)
  • kviða (a ballad, narrative poem)
  • kviðja (to banish, to forbid)
  • kviðjan (banishment, a ban)
  • kviðlingr (ditty)
  • kviðr (verdict; inquest, jury; saying, word)
  • kvæði (a poem, song)

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: kveða
  • Faroese: kvøða
  • Norwegian: kveda, kvede
  • Old Swedish: kvæþa
  • Danish: kvæde

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