oyða

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See also: øyda

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną.

Verb

oyða (third person singular past indicative oyddi, third person plural past indicative oyddu, supine oytt)

  1. to destroy
  2. to spend

Conjugation

Conjugation of oyða (group v-3)
infinitive oyða
supine oytt
participle (a18)1 oyðandi oyddur
present past
first singular oyði oyddi
second singular oyðir oyddi
third singular oyðir oyddi
plural oyða oyddu
imperative
singular oyð!
plural oyðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.