sjóða

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See also: sjoda

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sjóða, from Proto-Germanic *seuþaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

sjóða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sauð, third-person plural past indicative suðu, supine soðið)

  1. (intransitive) to seethe, to boil
    Er vatnið byrjað að sjóða?
    Is the water starting to boil?
  2. (transitive) to boil
    Byrjaðu á því að sjóða vatnið.
    Start by boiling the water.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (to seethe).

Verb

sjóða (singular past indicative sauð, plural past indicative suðu, past participle soðinn)

  1. to seethe, boil; cook
  2. to forge (iron)
  3. (figuratively) to brood over

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sjóða
  • Norwegian: syde
  • Old Swedish: siūþa
  • Old Danish: siuthæ, sythæ

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