glíma

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Verb

glíma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative glímdi, supine glímt)

  1. (intransitive) to wrestle
  2. to fight against, to tackle
    glíma við verðbólgu
    to fight against inflation
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

glíma f (genitive singular glímu, nominative plural glímur)

  1. wrestling
Declension