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styðja

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See also: stydja

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse styðja, from Proto-Germanic *stuþjaną. Akin to German stützen and Danish støtte (to support).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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styðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative studdi, supine stutt)

  1. to support [with accusative]

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 *stuþjaną.

Verb

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styðja (singular past indicative studdi, plural past indicative studdu, past participle studdr)

  1. to rest [with dative ‘one's hand or foot, etc.’]
  2. to stick, pierce [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and dative ‘with something’]
  3. (also figurative) to support, to aid [with accusative ‘someone’ and í (+ dative) ‘in something’]

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: styðja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stydja (obsolete)
  • Swedish: stödja

Further reading

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  1. page/414 Internet Archive]