valda

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Estonian

Noun

valda

  1. partitive singular of vald
  2. illative singular of vald

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative olli, supine valdið)

  1. (governs dative) to cause
  2. (governs accusative) to be able to do (something), to manage to do (something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of valda
Active voice (germynd) singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative (framsöguháttur) present (nútið) veld veldur veldur völdum valdið valda
past (þátíð) olli ollir olli ollum olluð ollu
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) present (nútið) valdi valdir valdi völdum valdið valdi
past (þátíð) ylli yllir ylli yllum ylluð yllu
infinitive (nafnháttur) valda
imperatives (boðhættir) active (germynd) reflexive (miðmynd)
singular (+ þú) — —
plural (+ þið) — —
shortened (stýfður) —
past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar) —
supine (sagnbót) active (germynd) reflexive (miðmynd)
valdið —

Etymology 2

Verb

valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdaði, supine valdað)

  1. (chess) to protect a chess piece

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Noun

valda

  1. might, power

Latvian

Verb

valda

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of valdīt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of valdīt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of valdīt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

valda (present tense valdar, past tense valda, past participle valda, passive infinitive valdast, present participle valdande, imperative valda/vald)

  1. alternative form of valde

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

valda n

  1. definite plural of vald

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda

  1. (transitive, with dative) to wield (e.g. a sword)
  2. to rule over
  3. to cause, be the cause of

Conjugation

Conjugation of valda — active (irregular, strong)
infinitive valda
present participle valdandi
past participle valdinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular veld olla
2nd-person singular veldr ollir
3rd-person singular veldr olli
1st-person plural vǫldum ollum
2nd-person plural valdið olluð
3rd-person plural valda ollu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vald ylla
2nd-person singular valdir yllir
3rd-person singular valdi ylli
1st-person plural valdim yllim
2nd-person plural valdið yllið
3rd-person plural valdi ylli
imperative present
2nd-person singular vald
1st-person plural vǫldum
2nd-person plural valdið
Conjugation of valda — mediopassive (irregular, strong)
infinitive valdask
present participle valdandisk
past participle valdizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular vǫldumk ollumk
2nd-person singular velzk ollisk
3rd-person singular velzk ollisk
1st-person plural vǫldumsk ollumsk
2nd-person plural valdizk olluzk
3rd-person plural valdisk ollusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vǫldumk yllumk
2nd-person singular valdisk yllisk
3rd-person singular valdisk yllisk
1st-person plural valdimsk yllimsk
2nd-person plural valdizk yllizk
3rd-person plural valdisk yllisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular valzk
1st-person plural vǫldumsk
2nd-person plural valdizk

Related terms

Descendants

References

  • “valda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda

  1. to rule
  2. to rid
  3. to cause

Conjugation

Conjugation of valda (strong)
present past
infinitive valda —
participle valdandi, valdande valdin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk valder valdi, valde — valt, ulti ulti, ulte
þū valder valdi, valde *valt *valst, ulti ulti, ulte
han valder valdi, valde — valt, ulti ulti, ulte
vīr valdum, valdom valdum, valdom valdum, valdom ultum, ultom ultum, ultom
īr valdin valdin valdin ultin ultin
þēr valda valdin — ultu, ulto ultin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk — — — — —
þū — — — — —
han — — — — —
vīr — — — — —
īr — — — — —
þēr — — — — —

Descendants

Swedish

Adjective

valda

  1. inflection of vald:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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