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ávíta fyrir

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally, to reprimand for.

Verb

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ávíta fyrir (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ávítaði fyrri, supine ávítað fyrri)

  1. 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.
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