ydda

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ydda (past tense yddi), from Proto-Germanic *uzdijaną, from *uzdaz (whence Icelandic oddur (“sharp tip, point”)).

Pronunciation

Verb

ydda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative yddaði, supine yddað)

  1. make pointed, sharpen (a pencil)

Conjugation

ydda — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að ydda
supine
(sagnbót) 		yddað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		yddandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég ydda við yddum present
(nútíð) 		ég yddi við yddum
þú yddar þið yddið þú yddir þið yddið
hann, hún, það yddar þeir, þær, þau ydda hann, hún, það yddi þeir, þær, þau yddi
past
(þátíð) 		ég yddaði við ydduðum past
(þátíð) 		ég yddaði við ydduðum
þú yddaðir þið ydduðuð þú yddaðir þið ydduðuð
hann, hún, það yddaði þeir, þær, þau ydduðu hann, hún, það yddaði þeir, þær, þau ydduðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		ydda (þú) yddið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
yddaðu yddiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
yddast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að yddast
supine
(sagnbót) 		yddast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		yddandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég yddast við yddumst present
(nútíð) 		ég yddist við yddumst
þú yddast þið yddist þú yddist þið yddist
hann, hún, það yddast þeir, þær, þau yddast hann, hún, það yddist þeir, þær, þau yddist
past
(þátíð) 		ég yddaðist við ydduðumst past
(þátíð) 		ég yddaðist við ydduðumst
þú yddaðist þið ydduðust þú yddaðist þið ydduðust
hann, hún, það yddaðist þeir, þær, þau ydduðust hann, hún, það yddaðist þeir, þær, þau ydduðust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		yddast (þú) yddist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
yddastu yddisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
yddaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		yddaður ydduð yddað yddaðir yddaðar ydduð
accusative
(þolfall) 		yddaðan yddaða yddað yddaða yddaðar ydduð
dative
(þágufall) 		ydduðum yddaðri ydduðu ydduðum ydduðum ydduðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		yddaðs yddaðrar yddaðs yddaðra yddaðra yddaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		yddaði yddaða yddaða ydduðu ydduðu ydduðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		yddaða ydduðu yddaða ydduðu ydduðu ydduðu
dative
(þágufall) 		yddaða ydduðu yddaða ydduðu ydduðu ydduðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		yddaða ydduðu yddaða ydduðu ydduðu ydduðu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzdijaną, from *uzdaz, whence also oddr.

Verb

ydda (singular past indicative yddi, plural past indicative yddu, past participle yddr)

  1. to show the point to the other side

Conjugation

Conjugation of ydda — active (weak class 1)
infinitive ydda
present participle yddandi
past participle yddr
indicative present past
1st-person singular yddi ydda
2nd-person singular yddir yddir
3rd-person singular yddir yddi
1st-person plural yddum yddum
2nd-person plural yddið ydduð
3rd-person plural ydda yddu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular ydda ydda
2nd-person singular yddir yddir
3rd-person singular yddi yddi
1st-person plural yddim yddim
2nd-person plural yddið yddið
3rd-person plural yddi yddi
imperative present
2nd-person singular ydd, yddi
1st-person plural yddum
2nd-person plural yddið
Conjugation of ydda — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive yddask
present participle yddandisk
past participle yzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular yddumk yddumk
2nd-person singular yddisk yddisk
3rd-person singular yddisk yddisk
1st-person plural yddumsk yddumsk
2nd-person plural yddizk ydduzk
3rd-person plural yddask yddusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular yddumk yddumk
2nd-person singular yddisk yddisk
3rd-person singular yddisk yddisk
1st-person plural yddimsk yddimsk
2nd-person plural yddizk yddizk
3rd-person plural yddisk yddisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular yzk, yddisk
1st-person plural yddumsk
2nd-person plural yddizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ydda
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ydda, ydde
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ydde

References

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