veður

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veðr (wether).

Alternative forms

Noun

veður m (genitive singular veðrar or veðurs, plural veðrir or veðrar)

  1. (rare) ram, wether
Declension
m19 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative veður veðurin veðrar veðrarnir
Accusative veður veðurin veðrar veðrarnar
Dative veðri veðrinum veðrum veðrunum
Genitive veðurs veðursins veðra veðranna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Noun

veður m (genitive singular veðurs, plural veðrar)

  1. one of several (normally four) spikes at the ends of a hiking pole (fjallstavur)
Declension
m19 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative veður veðurin veðrar veðrarnir
Accusative veður veðurin veðrar veðrarnar
Dative veðri veðrinum veðrum veðrunum
Genitive veðurs veðursins veðra veðranna

Etymology 3

From Old Norse veðr (weather).

Noun

veður n (genitive singular veðurs, uncountable)

  1. weather
Declension
n13s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative veður veðrið
Accusative veður veðrið
Dative veðri veðrinum
Genitive veðurs veðursins

Etymology 4

Verb

veður

  1. you, he, she, it wades, second/third-person singular present of vaða
Conjugation
Conjugation of vaða (group v-58)
infinitive vaða
supine vaðið
participle (a26)1 vaðandi vaðin
present past
first singular vaði vóð
second singular veður vóð(st)
third singular veður vóð
plural vaða vóðu
imperative
singular vað!
plural vaðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veðr (weather).

Noun

veður n (genitive singular veðurs, nominative plural veður)

  1. weather
  2. storm
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
in phrases

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Etymology 2

From Old Norse veðr (wether).

Noun

veður m (genitive singular veðurs or veðrar, nominative plural veðrar)

  1. (archaic or poetic) ram
  2. (archaic) battering ram
Declension

Etymology 3

Compare Faroese veður, veðrur, of the same meaning. Perhaps ultimately.

Alternative forms

Noun

veður m (genitive singular veðurs or veðrar, nominative plural veðrar)

  1. one of several (normally four) spikes at the ends of a hiking pole
Declension

Etymology 4

Verb

veður

  1. second/third-person singular present indicative of vaða