føða

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See also: føþa, foda, and föda

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Etymology

From Old Norse fœða ‘to feed, to give birth’, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-. Compare Icelandic fæða, Norwegian føde.

Pronunciation

Verb

føða (third person singular past indicative føddi, third person plural past indicative føtt, supine føtt)

  1. to bear, to give birth to

Conjugation

Conjugation of føða (group v-3)
infinitive føða
supine føtt
participle (a18)1 føðandi føddur
present past
first singular føði føddi
second singular føðir føddi
third singular føðir føddi
plural føða føddu
imperative
singular føð!
plural føðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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