veiði

See also: veidi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse veiði, from Proto-Germanic *waiþiz or *waiþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveiːðɪ/
• Rhymes: -eiːðɪ

Noun

veiði f (genitive singular veiði or veiðar, nominative plural veiðar)

1. catch (that which is caught)

   Synonyms: afli, fengur

2. (hunting) bag, game

   Synonym: veidd dýr

3. (in the plural) hunting, fishing

   Synonym: það að veiða

   veiðar með fálkum ― falconry

Declension

Declension of veiði (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	veiði	veiðin	veiðar	veiðarnar
accusative	veiði	veiðina	veiðar	veiðarnar
dative	veiði	veiðinni	veiðum	veiðunum
genitive	veiði, veiðar	veiðinnar, veiðarinnar	veiða	veiðanna

Derived terms

• fara á veiðar (“to go hunting, to go fishing”)
• fálkaveiðar (“falconry”)

Related terms

• veiða (“to hunt”)