styðja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse styðja, from Proto-Germanic *stuþjaną. Akin to German stützen and Danish støtte (to support).

Pronunciation

Verb

styðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative studdi, supine stutt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to support

Conjugation

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stuþjaną.

Verb

styðja (singular past indicative studdi, plural past indicative studdu, past participle studdr)

  1. (transitive) to rest
  2. (transitive) to stick, pierce
  3. (transitive with dative, also figurative) to support

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: styðja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stydja (obsolete)
  • Swedish: stödja

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