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kveða

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to say
    Synonym: segja
  2. to recite, to sing, to chant
    Synonym: syngja
  3. to compose, to write (a verse or song)
    Synonym: yrkja

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kveða — active (strong class 5)
infinitive kveða
present participle kveðandi
past participle kveðinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kveð kvað kveða kvæða
2nd person singular kveðr kvazt kveðir kvæðir
3rd person singular kveðr kvað kveði kvæði
1st person plural kveðum kváðum kveðim kvæðim
2nd person plural kveðið kváðuð kveðið kvæðið
3rd person plural kveða kváðu kveði kvæði
imperative present
2nd person singular kveð
1st person plural kveðum
2nd person plural kveðið
Conjugation of kveða — mediopassive (strong class 5)
infinitive kveðask
present participle kveðandisk
past participle kveðizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kveðumk kváðumk kveðumk kvæðumk
2nd person singular kvezk kvazk kveðisk kvæðisk
3rd person singular kvezk kvazk kveðisk kvæðisk
1st person plural kveðumsk kváðumsk kveðimsk kvæðimsk
2nd person plural kveðizk kváðuzk kveðizk kvæðizk
3rd person plural kveðask kváðusk kveðisk kvæðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular kvezk
1st person plural kveðumsk
2nd person plural kveðizk

Derived terms

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  • 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

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

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kveða”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 252; also available at the Internet Archive