vera þrándur í götu

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• vera einhverjum Þrándur í Götu

Etymology

From Þrándur í Götu a character from Færeyinga Saga, from vera (“to be”) and þrándur or Þrándur and í (“in”) and götu (“in a street”), the dative singular of gata (“a street, a path, a way”) or Gøtu (the village in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands).

Verb

vera þrándur í götu (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative var þrándur í götu, third-person plural past indicative voru þrándur í götu, supine verið þrándur í götu)

1. (idiomatic, governs the accusative or genitive) to be an obstacle to somebody

   Að vera einhverjum þrándur í götu.

   To be an obstacle to somebody.

   Að vera þrándur í götu einhvers.

   To be an obstacle to somebody.

Synonyms

• (be an obstacle): standa í vegi fyrir einhverjum, vera einhverjum hindrun

See also

• leggja stein í götu einhvers