dvelja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dvelja (to remain, stay, to delay), from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną (to be stunned, confused).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtvɛlja/
    Rhymes: -ɛlja

Verb

dvelja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dvaldi, supine dvalið)

  1. (intransitive) to stay, to remain, to dwell
    Synonyms: blífa, hafast við
  2. to delay [with accusative]
    Synonym: tefja

Conjugation

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dvelja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur dvelja
supine sagnbót dvalið
present participle
dveljandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég dvel dvaldi dvelji dveldi
þú dvelur dvaldir dveljir dveldir
hann, hún, það dvelur dvaldi dvelji dveldi
plural við dveljum dvöldum dveljum dveldum
þið dveljið dvölduð dveljið dvelduð
þeir, þær, þau dvelja dvöldu dvelji dveldu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú dvel (þú), dveldu
plural þið dveljið (þið), dveljiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
dveljast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að dveljast
supine sagnbót dvalist
present participle
dveljandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég dvelst dvaldist dveljist dveldist
þú dvelst dvaldist dveljist dveldist
hann, hún, það dvelst dvaldist dveljist dveldist
plural við dveljumst dvöldumst dveljumst dveldumst
þið dveljist dvöldust dveljist dveldust
þeir, þær, þau dveljast dvöldust dveljist dveldust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú dvelst (þú), dvelstu
plural þið dvelist (þið), dvelisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse dvelja, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²dʋɛl.jɑ/

Verb

dvelja (present tense dvel, past tense dvalde, supine dvalt, past participle dvald, present participle dveljande, imperative dvel)

  1. to dwell, linger

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Verb

dvelja (singular past indicative dvaldi, plural past indicative dvǫldu, past participle dvaldr or dvaliðr)

  1. to delay
  2. (transitive, of time) to wait, stay

Conjugation

Conjugation of dvelja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive dvelja
present participle dveljandi
past participle dvaldr, dvaliðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dvel dvalda dvelja dvelda
2nd person singular dvelr dvaldir dvelir dveldir
3rd person singular dvelr dvaldi dveli dveldi
1st person plural dveljum dvǫldum dvelim dveldim
2nd person plural dvelið dvǫlduð dvelið dveldið
3rd person plural dvelja dvǫldu dveli dveldi
imperative present
2nd person singular dvel
1st person plural dveljum
2nd person plural dvelið
Conjugation of dvelja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive dveljask
present participle dveljandisk
past participle dvalzk, dvalizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dveljumk dvǫldumk dveljumk dveldumk
2nd person singular dvelsk dvaldisk dvelisk dveldisk
3rd person singular dvelsk dvaldisk dvelisk dveldisk
1st person plural dveljumsk dvǫldumsk dvelimsk dveldimsk
2nd person plural dvelizk dvǫlduzk dvelizk dveldizk
3rd person plural dveljask dvǫldusk dvelisk dveldisk
imperative present
2nd person singular dvelsk
1st person plural dveljumsk
2nd person plural dvelizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dvelja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dvelja, dvelje (e-infinitive), dvele
  • Swedish: dvala
  • Danish: dvæle

Further reading

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