sóa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sóa (to sacrifice, slay), from Proto-Germanic *swōaną. Related to German Sühne (atonement).

Pronunciation

Verb

sóa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sóaði, supine sóað)

  1. to waste, to squander
    Synonyms: eyða, kasta á glæ, spandera

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