þeyta

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Icelandic

Etymology 1

Apparent deverbal of þeyta in the sense "to whisk", see below.

Noun

þeyta f (genitive singular þeytu, nominative plural þeytur)

  1. an emulsion
Declension
Declension of þeyta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þeyta þeytan þeytur þeyturnar
accusative þeytu þeytuna þeytur þeyturnar
dative þeytu þeytunni þeytum þeytunum
genitive þeytu þeytunnar þeyta þeytanna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “þeyta”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse þreyta (“to exhaust”), causative of þrjóta (“to harass, weary”).

Verb

þeyta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þeytti, supine þeytt)

  1. to whip, to beat, to whisk
  2. (of a horn) to blow
    Að þeyta lúður.
    To blow a horn.
  3. to fling, to launch, to let fly, to hurl, to toss up
    Hún þeytti bókinni í höfuðið á mér.
    She hurled the book at my head.
    Áin þeytist niður gilið.
    The river hurls down the gorge.
  4. (of a gust or wind) to blow
    Vindurinn þeytti brimlöðrinu.
    The wind launched the foamy waves.
    Sólin skein og vindurinn þeytti laufunum burt.
    The sun was shining and the wind blew the leaves away.
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