lúta

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See also: luta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.

Verb

lúta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative laut, third-person plural past indicative lutu, supine lotið)

  1. (transitive) bow
  2. submit to
Conjugation

Etymology 2

First attested in the 17th century. Borrowed from Danish lut, from Middle Low German lute, from Italian liuto, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, wood).

Noun

lúta f (genitive singular lútu, nominative plural lútur)

  1. lute
Declension

Etymology 3

From lútur (lye).

Verb

lúta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lútaði, supine lútað)

  1. to apply lye to
Conjugation

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.

Verb

lúta (singular past indicative laut, plural past indicative lutu, past participle lotinn)

  1. to lout, bow down
  2. to bow to in homage or worship
  3. to give away, yield
    hinir lægri verða at lúta
    the weaker has to yield

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lúta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: luta, lute
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lute

References

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