ávíta fyrir

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Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, to reprimand for.

Verb

ávíta fyrir (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ávítaði fyrri, supine ávítað fyrri)

  1. to reprimand someone for something, to scold someone for something
    Keisarinn ávítaði þjóninn duglega fyrir gjörðir hans.
    The emperor reprimanded the servant thoroughly for his actions.

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