See also: Valda

Estonian

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Noun

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valda

  1. partitive singular of vald
  2. illative singular of vald

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

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valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative olli, supine valdið)

  1. (governs dative) to cause
  2. (governs accusative) to be able to do (something), to manage to do (something)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdaði, supine valdað)

  1. (chess) to protect a chess piece

Karelian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *valta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Noun

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valda

  1. might, power

Latvian

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Verb

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valda

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of valdīt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of valdīt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of valdīt

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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valda (present tense valdar, past tense valda, past participle valda, passive infinitive valdast, present participle valdande, imperative valda/vald)

  1. alternative form of valde

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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valda n

  1. definite plural of vald

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

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valda

  1. (transitive, with dative) to wield (e.g. a sword)
  2. to rule over
  3. to cause, be the cause of

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: valda
  • Faroese: valda
  • Norwegian: valda
  • Elfdalian: uolda
  • Old Swedish: valda, valla, volda
  • Old Danish: waldæ
  • Old Gutnish: walda

References

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  • valda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

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valda

  1. to rule
  2. to rid
  3. to cause

Conjugation

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Swedish

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Adjective

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valda

  1. inflection of vald:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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