ydda

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ydda (past tense yddi), from Proto-Germanic *uzdijaną, from *uzdaz (whence Icelandic oddur (sharp tip, point)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪtːa/
    Rhymes: -ɪtːa

Verb

ydda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative yddaði, supine yddað)

  1. make pointed, sharpen (a pencil)

Conjugation


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzdijaną, from *uzdaz, whence also oddr.

Verb

ydda (singular past indicative yddi, plural past indicative yddu, past participle yddr)

  1. to show the point to the other side

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ydda
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ydda, ydde
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ydde

References

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