See also: vada, váda, vadā, vadă, vådă, vāda, and vaþa

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb edit

vaða (third person singular past indicative vóð, third person plural past indicative vóðu, supine vaðið)

  1. to wade

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of vaða (group v-58)
infinitive vaða
supine vaðið
participle (a26)1 vaðandi vaðin
present past
first singular vaði vóð
second singular veður vóð(st)
third singular veður vóð
plural vaða vóðu
imperative
singular vað!
plural vaðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

vaða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative óð, third-person plural past indicative óðu, supine vaðið)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to wade
  2. (intransitive) to rush (forward, in, etc.) heedlessly
  3. (intransitive) to prattle, to talk nonsense
  4. (intransitive, of fish) to shoal

Conjugation edit

Synonyms edit

Noun edit

vaða f (genitive singular vöðu, nominative plural vöður)

  1. shoal. school (of fish)

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb edit

vaða (singular past indicative óð, plural past indicative óðu, past participle vaðit)

  1. to wade through water, snow, smoke, fire
  2. to rush

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: vaða
  • Faroese: vaða
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vada, va
  • Old Swedish: vaþa
  • Old Danish: vade

References edit

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press