teðja

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse teðja, from Proto-Germanic *tadjaną (to strew, scatter), from Proto-Indo-European *dāy- (to divide, split, part, separate). Related to tað ([horse or sheep] dung). More at tath.

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Verb

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teðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative taddi, supine tatt)

  1. (transitive) to strew manure on, to fertilize with manure; to manure, to dung
  2. (intransitive) to defecate (of animals, especially horses)

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *tadjaną (to strew, scatter).

Verb

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teðja (singular past indicative taddi, plural past indicative tǫddu, past participle taddr)

  1. to dung, manure (e.g. a field or farm)

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: teðja

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