deila

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteiːla/

  Rhymes: -eiːla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse deila, cognate with Old English dǣlan (whence English deal).

Verb

deila (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative deildi, supine deilt)

1. (transitive) to divide, to split
2. (transitive, mathematics) to divide
3. (transitive) to share
4. (intransitive) to argue, to quarrel

Conjugation

deila – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að deila
supine sagnbót		deilt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		deilandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	deili	deildi		deili	deildi
	þú	deilir	deildir		deilir	deildir
	hann, hún, það	deilir	deildi		deili	deildi
plural	við	deilum	deildum		deilum	deildum
	þið	deilið	deilduð		deilið	deilduð
	þeir, þær, þau	deila	deildu		deili	deildu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	deil (þú), deildu
plural	þið	deilið (þið), deiliði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

deilast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að deilast
supine sagnbót		deilst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		deilandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	deilist	deildist		deilist	deildist
	þú	deilist	deildist		deilist	deildist
	hann, hún, það	deilist	deildist		deilist	deildist
plural	við	deilumst	deildumst		deilumst	deildumst
	þið	deilist	deildust		deilist	deildust
	þeir, þær, þau	deilast	deildust		deilist	deildust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	deilst (þú), deilstu
plural	þið	deilist (þið), deilisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

deildur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	deildur	deild	deilt	deildir	deildar	deild
accusative (þolfall)	deildan	deilda	deilt	deilda	deildar	deild
dative (þágufall)	deildum	deildri	deildu	deildum	deildum	deildum
genitive (eignarfall)	deilds	deildrar	deilds	deildra	deildra	deildra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	deildi	deilda	deilda	deildu	deildu	deildu
accusative (þolfall)	deilda	deildu	deilda	deildu	deildu	deildu
dative (þágufall)	deilda	deildu	deilda	deildu	deildu	deildu
genitive (eignarfall)	deilda	deildu	deilda	deildu	deildu	deildu

Derived terms

• deila (noun)
• deila með
• deila um keisarans skegg
• deiling

Etymology 2

Noun

deila f (genitive singular deilu, nominative plural deilur)

1. contention, quarrel, discord

Declension

Declension of deila (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	deila	deilan	deilur	deilurnar
accusative	deilu	deiluna	deilur	deilurnar
dative	deilu	deilunni	deilum	deilunum
genitive	deilu	deilunnar	deilna	deilnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ (dalidun) (3rd plural past indicative), from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

deila (singular past indicative deildi, plural past indicative deildu, past participle deildr)

1. to divide, split into parts

   sú á, er deilir með jǫtna sonum grund ok með goðum

   that river which parts the giants and the gods

2. to deal out, apportion, allot

   deildr hlutr

   a share allotted to one

   deila víg með verum

   to deal victory fairly among men

3. to distinguish, discern

   Synonym: greina

   eptir þat sá sól ok mátti þá deila ættir

   they could then discern the quarters of heaven

   deila liti

   to discern colours

   eigi deilir litr kosti

   colour is no sure test of quality

4. to busy, occupy oneself with
5. to be master of, possess

   hug skaltu deila

   thou shalt control thy mind, feelings

6. (reflexive) to spread, branch off

Conjugation

Conjugation of deila — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	deila
present participle	deilandi
past participle	deildr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	deili	deilda		deila	deilda
2nd person singular	deilir	deildir		deilir	deildir
3rd person singular	deilir	deildi		deili	deildi
1st person plural	deilum	deildum		deilim	deildim
2nd person plural	deilið	deilduð		deilið	deildið
3rd person plural	deila	deildu		deili	deildi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	deil, deili
1st person plural	deilum
2nd person plural	deilið

Conjugation of deila — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	deilask
present participle	deilandisk
past participle	deilzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	deilumk	deildumk		deilumk	deildumk
2nd person singular	deilisk	deildisk		deilisk	deildisk
3rd person singular	deilisk	deildisk		deilisk	deildisk
1st person plural	deilumsk	deildumsk		deilimsk	deildimsk
2nd person plural	deilizk	deilduzk		deilizk	deildizk
3rd person plural	deilask	deildusk		deilisk	deildisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	deilsk, deilisk
1st person plural	deilumsk
2nd person plural	deilizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: deila
• Faroese: deila
• Norwegian Bokmål: dele
• Norwegian Nynorsk: dela
• Old Swedish: dēla
  • Swedish: dela
• Danish: dele

Noun

deila f (genitive deilu)

1. disagreement, contest

Declension

Declension of deila (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	deila	deilan	deilur	deilurnar
accusative	deilu	deiluna	deilur	deilurnar
dative	deilu	deilunni	deilum	deilunum
genitive	deilu	deilunnar	deilna	deilnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: deila f

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “deila”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive