Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse deyða, from Proto-Germanic *daudijaną.

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Verb edit

doyða (third person singular past indicative doyddi, third person plural past indicative doyddu, supine doytt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative, archaic) to kill, to put to death

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of doyða (group v-3)
infinitive doyða
supine doytt
participle (a18)1 doyðandi doyddur
present past
first singular doyði doyddi
second singular doyðir doyddi
third singular doyðir doyddi
plural doyða doyddu
imperative
singular doyð!
plural doyðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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