kvæði

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvɛaːjɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːjɪ

Noun

kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, plural kvæði or kvæðir)

1. old Faroese dancing ballad
2. poem

Declension

Declension of kvæði (n24)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvæði	kvæðið	kvæði, kvæðir	kvæðini
accusative	kvæði	kvæðið	kvæði, kvæðir	kvæðini
dative	kvæði	kvæðnum, kvæðinum	kvæðum	kvæðunum
genitive	kvæðis	kvæðisins	kvæða	kvæðanna

Related terms

• kvøða (“to chant”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvaiːðɪ/
• Rhymes: -aiːðɪ

Noun

kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, nominative plural kvæði)

1. poem

   Synonyms: ljóð, dikt

Declension

Declension of kvæði (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvæði	kvæðið	kvæði	kvæðin
accusative	kvæði	kvæðið	kvæði	kvæðin
dative	kvæði	kvæðinu	kvæðum	kvæðunum
genitive	kvæðis	kvæðisins	kvæða	kvæðanna

Derived terms

• fara með kvæði (“to recite a poem”)
• flytja kvæði (“to recite a poem”)
• kvæðabók (“a volume of poems”)
• kvæðasafn (“collected poems”)
• tónsetja kvæði (“to set a poem to music”)

Related terms

• kveða

See also

• leirburður
• tónsetja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse kwāþia-, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją. Cognate with Old Norse kveða.

Noun

kvæði n

1. poetic tale of someone's personal life

Descendants

• Danish: kvæde; kvad
• Faroese: kvæði
• Icelandic: kvæði
• Norwegian: kvad
• Old Swedish: qväþe
  • Swedish: kväde; kvad