kveða

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɛːða/
    Rhymes: -ɛːða

Verb

kveða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kvað, third-person plural past indicative kváðu, supine kveðið)

  1. to say
  2. to recite, to sing, to chant
  3. to compose, to write (a verse or song)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • kveða við ("to resound")
  • kveða upp dóm ("to pass sentence")
  • ákveða ("to decide")

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“to say, speak”).

Verb

kveða (singular past indicative kvað, plural past indicative kváðu, past participle kveðinn)

  1. to say
  2. to utter
  3. to recite

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • kveðandi f
  • kveðja (“a greeting, welcome, salutation”, noun)
  • kveðja (“to call on, summon; to welcome”, verb)
  • kviða (“a ballad, narrative poem”)
  • kviðja (“to banish, to forbid”)
  • kviðjan (“banishment, a ban”)
  • kviðlingr (“ditty”)
  • kviðr (“verdict; inquest, jury; saying, word”)
  • kvæði (“a poem, song”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kveða
  • Faroese: kvøða
  • Norwegian: kveda, kvede
  • Old Swedish: kvæþa
  • Danish: kvæde

References

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