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Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *tīdijaną.
Verb
tíða (singular past indicative tíddi, supine títt)
- (impersonal with accusative) to long for, wish
- mik fara tíðir ― I long to go
- (reflexive, mediopassive) to be in use
Conjugation
Conjugation of tíða — impersonal, active (weak class 1)
| infinitive
|
tíða
|
| past participle
|
tíddr
|
| indicative
|
present
|
past
|
| 3rd-person singular
|
tíðir
|
tíddi
|
| subjunctive
|
present
|
past
|
| 3rd-person singular
|
tíði
|
tíddi
|
Conjugation of tíða — mediopassive (weak class 1)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
tíða f
- genitive plural indefinite of tíð
Etymology 3
Adjective
tíða
- strong feminine accusative singular of tíðr
- strong masculine accusative plural of tíðr
- weak masculine oblique singular of tíðr
- weak feminine nominative singular of tíðr
- weak neuter all cases singular of tíðr
References
- tíða in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.