Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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þvo (mixed conjugation, third person singular past indicative þvoði, supine þvegið, third person past subjunctive þvægi)

  1. to wash, to do (laundry)
    þvo þvott.
    Doing laundry.
  2. (reflexive, with dative) to wash oneself

Usage notes

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  • Þvo is the only verb in Icelandic which ends in an -o.

Conjugation

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