víða

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See also: viða, vida, and Vida

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Adverb

víða

  1. far and wide; in many places

Old Norse

Etymology

From the adjective víðr.

Adjective

víða

  1. inflection of víðr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    5. positive degree weak neuter singular

Adverb

víða (comparative víðara, superlative víðast)

  1. widely, far and wide, in many places
    Synonym: vítt

Descendants

  • Icelandic: víða
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vida, vide
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vide
  • Old Swedish: vīþa

Verb

víða

  1. to widen

Conjugation

Conjugation of víða — active (weak class 1)
infinitive víða
present participle víðandi
past participle víddr
indicative present past
1st-person singular víði vídda
2nd-person singular víðir víddir
3rd-person singular víðir víddi
1st-person plural víðum víddum
2nd-person plural víðið vídduð
3rd-person plural víða víddu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular víða vídda
2nd-person singular víðir víddir
3rd-person singular víði víddi
1st-person plural víðim víddim
2nd-person plural víðið víddið
3rd-person plural víði víddi
imperative present
2nd-person singular víð, víði
1st-person plural víðum
2nd-person plural víðið
Conjugation of víða — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive víðask
present participle víðandisk
past participle vízk
indicative present past
1st-person singular víðumk víddumk
2nd-person singular víðisk víddisk
3rd-person singular víðisk víddisk
1st-person plural víðumsk víddumsk
2nd-person plural víðizk vídduzk
3rd-person plural víðask víddusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular víðumk víddumk
2nd-person singular víðisk víddisk
3rd-person singular víðisk víddisk
1st-person plural víðimsk víddimsk
2nd-person plural víðizk víddizk
3rd-person plural víðisk víddisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular vízk, víðisk
1st-person plural víðumsk
2nd-person plural víðizk

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vide
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vide

References

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