ávíta fyrir

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to reprimand for”.

Verb

ávíta fyrir (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ávítaði fyrri, supine ávítað fyrri)

  1. to reprimand someone for something, to scold someone for something [with accusative ‘someone’ and fyrir (+ accusative) ‘for something’]
    Keisarinn ávítaði þjóninn duglega fyrir gjörðir hans.
    The emperor reprimanded the servant thoroughly for his actions.

See also

  • láta einhvern fá það óþvegið
  • lesa einhverjum pistilinn
  • hundskamma
  • segja til syndanna
  • skamma
  • skammir
  • taka einhvern í bakaríið
  • úthúða
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