deila

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteiːla/
    Rhymes: -eiːla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse deila, cognate with Old English dǣlan (whence English deal).

Verb

deila (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative deildi, supine deilt)

  1. (transitive) to divide, to split
  2. (transitive, mathematics) to divide
  3. (transitive) to share
  4. (intransitive) to argue, to quarrel
Conjugation
deila – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að deila
supine sagnbót deilt
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 deilandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég deili deildi deili deildi
þú deilir deildir deilir deildir
hann, hún, það deilir deildi deili deildi
plural við deilum deildum deilum deildum
þið deilið deilduð deilið deilduð
þeir, þær, þau deila deildu deili deildu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú deil (þú), deildu
plural þið deilið (þið), deiliði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
deilast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að deilast
supine sagnbót deilst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 deilandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég deilist deildist deilist deildist
þú deilist deildist deilist deildist
hann, hún, það deilist deildist deilist deildist
plural við deilumst deildumst deilumst deildumst
þið deilist deildust deilist deildust
þeir, þær, þau deilast deildust deilist deildust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú deilst (þú), deilstu
plural þið deilist (þið), deilisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
deildur — 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) 		deildur deild deilt deildir deildar deild
accusative
(þolfall) 		deildan deilda deilt deilda deildar deild
dative
(þágufall) 		deildum deildri deildu deildum deildum deildum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		deilds deildrar deilds deildra deildra deildra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		deildi deilda deilda deildu deildu deildu
accusative
(þolfall) 		deilda deildu deilda deildu deildu deildu
dative
(þágufall) 		deilda deildu deilda deildu deildu deildu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		deilda deildu deilda deildu deildu deildu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

deila f (genitive singular deilu, nominative plural deilur)

  1. contention, quarrel, discord
Declension
Declension of deila (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative deila deilan deilur deilurnar
accusative deilu deiluna deilur deilurnar
dative deilu deilunni deilum deilunum
genitive deilu deilunnar deilna deilnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ (dalidun) (3rd plural past indicative), from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Verb

deila (singular past indicative deildi, plural past indicative deildu, past participle deildr)

  1. to divide, split into parts
    sú á, er deilir með jǫtna sonum grund ok með goðum
    that river which parts the giants and the gods
  2. to deal out, apportion, allot
    deildr hlutr
    a share allotted to one
    deila víg með verum
    to deal victory fairly among men
  3. to distinguish, discern
    Synonym: greina
    eptir þat sá sól ok mátti þá deila ættir
    they could then discern the quarters of heaven
    deila liti
    to discern colours
    eigi deilir litr kosti
    colour is no sure test of quality
  4. to busy, occupy oneself with
  5. to be master of, possess
    hug skaltu deila
    thou shalt control thy mind, feelings
  6. (reflexive) to spread, branch off

Conjugation

Conjugation of deila — active (weak class 1)
infinitive deila
present participle deilandi
past participle deildr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular deili deilda deila deilda
2nd person singular deilir deildir deilir deildir
3rd person singular deilir deildi deili deildi
1st person plural deilum deildum deilim deildim
2nd person plural deilið deilduð deilið deildið
3rd person plural deila deildu deili deildi
imperative present
2nd person singular deil, deili
1st person plural deilum
2nd person plural deilið
Conjugation of deila — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive deilask
present participle deilandisk
past participle deilzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular deilumk deildumk deilumk deildumk
2nd person singular deilisk deildisk deilisk deildisk
3rd person singular deilisk deildisk deilisk deildisk
1st person plural deilumsk deildumsk deilimsk deildimsk
2nd person plural deilizk deilduzk deilizk deildizk
3rd person plural deilask deildusk deilisk deildisk
imperative present
2nd person singular deilsk, deilisk
1st person plural deilumsk
2nd person plural deilizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: deila
  • Faroese: deila
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dele
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dela
  • Old Swedish: dēla
  • Danish: dele

Noun

deila f (genitive deilu)

  1. disagreement, contest

Declension

Declension of deila (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative deila deilan deilur deilurnar
accusative deilu deiluna deilur deilurnar
dative deilu deilunni deilum deilunum
genitive deilu deilunnar deilna deilnanna

Descendants

Further reading

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