sveðja
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sveðja, from Proto-Germanic *swaþjǭ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sveðja f (genitive singular sveðju, nominative plural sveðjur)
Declension edit
declension of sveðja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sveðja | sveðjan | sveðjur | sveðjurnar |
| accusative | sveðju | sveðjuna | sveðjur | sveðjurnar |
| dative | sveðju | sveðjunni | sveðjum | sveðjunum |
| genitive | sveðju | sveðjunnar | sveðja | sveðjanna |
References edit
- “sveðja” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
sveðja (singular past indicative svaddi)
- (intransitive, of a sword) to slide, glance off
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sveðja — active (weak class 1)
| infinitive | sveðja | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | sveðjandi | |
| past participle | – | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | sveð | svadda |
| 2nd-person singular | sveðr | svaddir |
| 3rd-person singular | sveðr | svaddi |
| 1st-person plural | sveðjum | svǫddum |
| 2nd-person plural | sveðið | svǫdduð |
| 3rd-person plural | sveðja | svǫddu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | sveðja | svedda |
| 2nd-person singular | sveðir | sveddir |
| 3rd-person singular | sveði | sveddi |
| 1st-person plural | sveðim | sveddim |
| 2nd-person plural | sveðið | sveddið |
| 3rd-person plural | sveði | sveddi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | sveð | |
| 1st-person plural | sveðjum | |
| 2nd-person plural | sveðið | |
References edit
- sveðja in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.