drykkja

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse drykkja.

Noun

drykkja f (genitive singular drykkju, nominative plural drykkjur)

  1. drinking (act of drinking)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Verb

drykkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative drykkjaði, supine drykkjað)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to give someone a drink, to refresh with drink
Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

drykkja f (genitive drykkju)

  1. drinking
  2. drink, beverage
  3. drinkingbout, banquet
  4. (rare) drinkingcup

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: drykkja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drykkje

References

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