Icelandic

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Etymology

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Compare Old English pullian (to pluck, pull); both could be related to Latin vello (I pluck out, I pull).[1] Compare also Swedish pula.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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púla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative púlaði, supine púlað)

  1. (intransitive) to toil, to work hard
    Synonyms: erfiða, strita, streða, puða, baksa, basla, hamast, djöflast

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • púl (toil, hard work)

References

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  1. ^ Garnett, Richard: Philological Essays (etc.) Ed. by His Son, p. 247