Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse kveina, from Proto-Germanic *kwainōną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

kveina (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kveinaði, supine kveinað)

  1. (intransitive) to wail, to cry
  2. (intransitive) to lament

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

  • kvein (wail, cry; lamentation)