vera þrándur í götu
Icelandic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Þrándur í Götu a character from Færeyinga Saga, from vera (“to be”) and þrándur or Þrándur and í (“in”) and götu (“in a street”), the dative singular of gata (“a street, a path, a way”) or Gøtu (the village in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands).
Verb
editvera þrándur í götu (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative var þrándur í götu, third-person plural past indicative voru þrándur í götu, supine verið þrándur í götu)
- (idiomatic, governs the accusative or genitive) to be an obstacle to somebody
- Að vera einhverjum þrándur í götu.
- To be an obstacle to somebody.
- Að vera þrándur í götu einhvers.
- To be an obstacle to somebody.
Synonyms
edit- (be an obstacle): standa í vegi fyrir einhverjum, vera einhverjum hindrun