kvøða

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvøːva/, /kvøːa/

Verb

kvøða (third person singular past indicative kvað, third person plural past indicative kvóðu, supine kvøðið)

  1. to chant, to sing (the old ballads (kvæði) in traditional style)

Conjugation

Conjugation of (irregular)
infinitive
supine kvøðið
present past
first singular kvøði kvað/
(kvøddi)
second singular kvøður kvaðst/
(kvøddi)
third singular kvøður kvað/
(kvøddi)
plural kvøða kvóðu
participle (a27)1 kvøðandi kvøðin
imperative
singular kvøð!
plural kvøðið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Verb

kvøða (third person singular past indicative kvað, third person plural past indicative kvóðu, supine kvøðið)

  1. (archaic) to say goodbye