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þekja

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse þekja, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

Verb

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þekja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þakti, supine þakið)

  1. to cover [with accusative]
    Synonym: hylja
  2. to roof, thatch [with accusative]
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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þekja f (genitive singular þekju, nominative plural þekjur)

  1. roof, cover
Declension
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, whence also Old English þeċċean, Old Saxon thekkian, Old High German decchen.

Verb

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þekja (singular past indicative þakti, plural past indicative þǫktu, past participle þakiðr or þaktr)

  1. to cover, thatch

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: þekja
  • Faroese: tekja
  • Norwegian: tekkja
  • Old Swedish: þækkia
  • Danish: tække
  • Gutnish: täkke, täkk'