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kveðja

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse kveðja, from Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną. Cognate with Faroese kvøðja.

Noun

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kveðja f (genitive singular kveðju, nominative plural kveðjur)

  1. a greeting, the action of saying hello or goodbye
    Fæ ég ekki einu sinni kveðju?Don't I even get a "hello"?
    Þetta er mín hinsta kveðja.This is my last goodbye.
  2. regards, the action of sending good wishes to someone
    Ég skila kveðju til mömmu þinnar.Send my regards to your mother.
  3. regards, a greeting at the end of a letter
    Kveðja, Gunna.With regards, Gunna.
    Kærar kveðjur, Jóhann.Best regards, Jóhann.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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kveðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvaddi, supine kvatt)

  1. to say goodbye, to take one's leave [with accusative]
  2. (euphemistic) to die
    Hann kvaddi í gærmorgun eftir löng veikindi.He left this world yesterday morning after battling illness for long.
  3. to summon [with accusative]
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną.

Verb

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kveðja (singular past indicative kvaddi, plural past indicative kvǫddu, past participle kvaddr)

  1. to call on, summon [with accusative]
    • 12th century, Anonymous, First Grammatical Treatise
      ef gęstrinn kvęðr dura, þá skyldi ęigi bóndinn dúra
      if the guest knocks on the door, then the farmer should not doze off
  2. to welcome [with accusative]

kv, (abbreviation, contraction)

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Noun

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kveðja f (genitive kveðju)

  1. a greeting, welcome, salutation

Declension

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Declension of kveðja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kveðja kveðjan kveðjur kveðjurnar
accusative kveðju kveðjuna kveðjur kveðjurnar
dative kveðju kveðjunni kveðjum kveðjunum
genitive kveðju kveðjunnar kveðja kveðjanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kveðja

Further reading

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  1. page/253 Internet Archive]