hvöt

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Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hvǫt, from Proto-Germanic *hwatō; compare Middle English whate.

Pronunciation

Noun

hvöt f (genitive singular hvatar, nominative plural hvatir)

  1. impulse, urge
  2. encouragement
    Synonyms: hvatning, örvun

Declension

declension of hvöt
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvöt hvötin hvatir hvatirnar
accusative hvöt hvötina hvatir hvatirnar
dative hvöt hvötinni hvötum hvötunum
genitive hvatar hvatarinnar hvata hvatanna

Derived terms

  • hvatur (“quick, lively”)
  • hvetja (“to whet; to encourage”)
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