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 ydda
supine sagnbót yddað
present participle
yddandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég ydda yddaði yddi yddaði
þú yddar yddaðir yddir yddaðir
hann, hún, það yddar yddaði yddi yddaði
plural við yddum ydduðum yddum ydduðum
þið yddið ydduðuð yddið ydduðuð
þeir, þær, þau ydda ydduðu yddi ydduðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú ydda (þú), yddaðu
plural þið yddið (þið), yddiði1
1 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 yddast
supine sagnbót yddast
present participle
yddandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég yddast yddaðist yddist yddaðist
þú yddast yddaðist yddist yddaðist
hann, hún, það yddast yddaðist yddist yddaðist
plural við yddumst ydduðumst yddumst ydduðumst
þið yddist ydduðust yddist ydduðust
þeir, þær, þau yddast ydduðust yddist ydduðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú yddast (þú), yddastu
plural þið yddist (þið), yddisti1
1 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 subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular yddi ydda ydda ydda
2nd person singular yddir yddir yddir yddir
3rd person singular yddir yddi yddi yddi
1st person plural yddum yddum yddim yddim
2nd person plural yddið ydduð yddið yddið
3rd person plural ydda yddu 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 subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular yddumk yddumk yddumk yddumk
2nd person singular yddisk yddisk yddisk yddisk
3rd person singular yddisk yddisk yddisk yddisk
1st person plural yddumsk yddumsk yddimsk yddimsk
2nd person plural yddizk ydduzk yddizk yddizk
3rd person plural yddask yddusk 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

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ydda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive