greiða

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse greiða (to arrange; fit out; comb), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną.

Verb

greiða (third person singular past indicative greiddi, third person plural past indicative greiddu, supine greitt)

  1. to straighten out, to order, to arrange, to unknot
  2. to comb
  3. to answer, to resolve
  4. to prepare
  5. to commit, to deliver, to give over
  6. greiða frá: to tell, to report, to recount, to explain
    Hann dugir væl at greiða frá.
    He can explain things well.

Conjugation

Conjugation of greiða (group v-3)
infinitive greiða
supine greitt
present past
first singular greiði greiddi
second singular greiðir greiddi
third singular greiðir greiddi
plural greiða greiddu
participle (a18)1 greiðandi greiddur
imperative
singular greið!
plural greiðið!

1Only the past participle being declined.


Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Nominalization of the verbal sense in Etymology 2.

Noun

greiða f (genitive singular greiðu, nominative plural greiður)

  1. comb
    Synonym: kambur
Declension
Declension of greiða (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative greiða greiðan greiður greiðurnar
accusative greiðu greiðuna greiður greiðurnar
dative greiðu greiðunni greiðum greiðunum
genitive greiðu greiðunnar greiða, greiðna greiðanna, greiðnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse greiða (to arrange; fit out; comb), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną.

Verb

greiða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative greiddi, supine greitt)

  1. to comb
    Synonym: kemba
    Þú ættir að greiða hárið á þér. Það er orðið svo úfið.
    You should comb your hair. It’s become really ruffled.
  2. to pay, to discharge (a debt)
    Synonym: borga
    Ég greiddi 1206 krónur fyrir matinn.
    I paid 1206 krónur for the food.
Conjugation
greiða – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur greiða
supine sagnbót greitt
present participle
greiðandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég greiði greiddi greiði greiddi
þú greiðir greiddir greiðir greiddir
hann, hún, það greiðir greiddi greiði greiddi
plural við greiðum greiddum greiðum greiddum
þið greiðið greidduð greiðið greidduð
þeir, þær, þau greiða greiddu greiði greiddu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú greið (þú), greiddu
plural þið greiðið (þið), greiðiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
greiðast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur greiðast
supine sagnbót greiðst
present participle
greiðandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég greiðist greiddist greiðist greiddist
þú greiðist greiddist greiðist greiddist
hann, hún, það greiðist greiddist greiðist greiddist
plural við greiðumst greiddumst greiðumst greiddumst
þið greiðist greiddust greiðist greiddust
þeir, þær, þau greiðast greiddust greiðist greiddust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú greiðst (þú), greiðstu
plural þið greiðist (þið), greiðisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
greiddur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
greiddur greidd greitt greiddir greiddar greidd
accusative
(þolfall)
greiddan greidda greitt greidda greiddar greidd
dative
(þágufall)
greiddum greiddri greiddu greiddum greiddum greiddum
genitive
(eignarfall)
greidds greiddrar greidds greiddra greiddra greiddra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
greiddi greidda greidda greiddu greiddu greiddu
accusative
(þolfall)
greidda greiddu greidda greiddu greiddu greiddu
dative
(þágufall)
greidda greiddu greidda greiddu greiddu greiddu
genitive
(eignarfall)
greidda greiddu greidda greiddu greiddu greiddu
Derived terms

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (to arrange, set in order).

Verb

greiða (singular past indicative greiddi, plural past indicative greiddu, past participle greiddr)

  1. to unravel, disentangle, arrange
  2. (with hár) to comb or dress the hair
  3. to make or get ready
    Greiða til vaðTo get ready a fishing line
    Greiða til um vápnTo get the weapons ready
  4. to speed, to further
    1. (reflexive) to be successful, get on
      Greiddist honum velHe got on well (literally, “It sped well with him”)
  5. to pay
    1. (with fram) to pay out
  6. to discharge, perform
    1. (with skírsl) to perform the ordeal
    2. (with vörður) to keep watch
    3. (with róðr) to pull at the oars
    4. (with atróðr, atlaga) to attack (in a sea-fight)
    5. (with mál) to settle a case

Conjugation

Conjugation of greiða — active (weak class 1)
infinitive greiða
present participle greiðandi
past participle greiddr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular greiði greidda greiða greidda
2nd person singular greiðir greiddir greiðir greiddir
3rd person singular greiðir greiddi greiði greiddi
1st person plural greiðum greiddum greiðim greiddim
2nd person plural greiðið greidduð greiðið greiddið
3rd person plural greiða greiddu greiði greiddi
imperative present
2nd person singular greið, greiði
1st person plural greiðum
2nd person plural greiðið
Conjugation of greiða — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive greiðask
present participle greiðandisk
past participle greiðzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular greiðumk greiddumk greiðumk greiddumk
2nd person singular greiðisk greiddisk greiðisk greiddisk
3rd person singular greiðisk greiddisk greiðisk greiddisk
1st person plural greiðumsk greiddumsk greiðimsk greiddimsk
2nd person plural greiðizk greidduzk greiðizk greiddizk
3rd person plural greiðask greiddusk greiðisk greiddisk
imperative present
2nd person singular greiðsk, greiðisk
1st person plural greiðumsk
2nd person plural greiðizk

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “greiða”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive