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lúta

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See also: luta

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.

Verb

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lúta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative laut, third-person plural past indicative lutu, supine lotið)

  1. (transitive) bow
  2. submit to
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the 17th century. Borrowed from Danish lut, from Middle Low German lute, from Italian liuto, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, wood).

Noun

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lúta f (genitive singular lútu, nominative plural lútur)

  1. lute
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Etymology 3

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From lútur (lye).

Verb

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lúta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lútaði, supine lútað)

  1. to apply lye to
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.

Verb

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lúta (singular past indicative laut, plural past indicative lutu, past participle lotinn)

  1. to lout, bow down
  2. to bow to in homage or worship
  3. to give away, yield
    hinir lægri verða at lúta
    the weaker has to yield

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: lúta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: luta, lute
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lute

References

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  • lúta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press