ávíta fyrir
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to reprimand for”.
Verb
[edit]ávíta fyrir (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ávítaði fyrri, supine ávítað fyrri)
- to reprimand someone for something, to scold someone for something [with accusative ‘someone’ and fyrir (+ accusative) ‘for something’]
- Keisarinn ávítaði þjóninn duglega fyrir gjörðir hans.
- The emperor reprimanded the servant thoroughly for his actions.