dylja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *duljaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪlja/
    Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

dylja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative duldi, supine dulið)

  1. to hide, to conceal [with accusative]
    Synonyms: fela, hylja, leyna

Conjugation

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dylja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur dylja
supine sagnbót dulið
present participle
dyljandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég dyl duldi dylji dyldi
þú dylur duldir dyljir dyldir
hann, hún, það dylur duldi dylji dyldi
plural við dyljum duldum dyljum dyldum
þið dyljið dulduð dyljið dylduð
þeir, þær, þau dylja duldu dylji dyldu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú dyl (þú), dyldu
plural þið dyljið (þið), dyljiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
dyljast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að dyljast
supine sagnbót dulist
present participle
dyljandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég dylst duldist dyljist dyldist
þú dylst duldist dyljist dyldist
hann, hún, það dylst duldist dyljist dyldist
plural við dyljumst duldumst dyljumst dyldumst
þið dyljist duldust dyljist dyldust
þeir, þær, þau dyljast duldust dyljist dyldust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú dylst (þú), dylstu
plural þið dylist (þið), dylisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
dulinn — 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)
dulinn dulin dulið duldir duldar dulin
accusative
(þolfall)
dulinn dulda dulið dulda duldar dulin
dative
(þágufall)
duldum dulinni duldu duldum duldum duldum
genitive
(eignarfall)
dulins dulinnar dulins dulinna dulinna dulinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
duldi dulda dulda duldu duldu duldu
accusative
(þolfall)
dulda duldu dulda duldu duldu duldu
dative
(þágufall)
dulda duldu dulda duldu duldu duldu
genitive
(eignarfall)
dulda duldu dulda duldu duldu duldu
  • dul (concealment)
  • duld (neurosis, complex)
  • dulur (reticent, reserved)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

dylja (present tense dyl, past tense dulde)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of dølja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duljaną (to mislead).

Verb

dylja (singular past indicative duldi, plural past indicative duldu, past participle duldr)

  1. to hide, to conceal [with accusative]

Conjugation

Conjugation of dylja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive dylja
present participle dyljandi
past participle duldr, duliðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dyl dulda dylja dylda
2nd person singular dylr duldir dylir dyldir
3rd person singular dylr duldi dyli dyldi
1st person plural dyljum duldum dylim dyldim
2nd person plural dylið dulduð dylið dyldið
3rd person plural dylja duldu dyli dyldi
imperative present
2nd person singular dyl
1st person plural dyljum
2nd person plural dylið
Conjugation of dylja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive dyljask
present participle dyljandisk
past participle dylzk, dulizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dyljumk duldumk dyljumk dyldumk
2nd person singular dylsk duldisk dylisk dyldisk
3rd person singular dylsk duldisk dylisk dyldisk
1st person plural dyljumsk duldumsk dylimsk dyldimsk
2nd person plural dylizk dulduzk dylizk dyldizk
3rd person plural dyljask duldusk dylisk dyldisk
imperative present
2nd person singular dylsk
1st person plural dyljumsk
2nd person plural dylizk
  • Note also past participle dulinn.
  • dul f (concealment, secret; self-conceit, pride)
  • dula (to deny)
  • dulr (silent, close)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dylja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dølja, dølje, dylja
  • Swedish: dölja
  • Danish: dølge

Further reading

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