teðja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse teðja, from Proto-Germanic *tadjaną (to strew, scatter), from Proto-Indo-European *dāy- (to divide, split, part, separate). Related to tað ([horse or sheep] dung). More at tath.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɛðja/
    Rhymes: -ɛðja

Verb

teðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative taddi, supine tatt)

  1. (transitive) to strew manure on, to fertilize with manure; to manure, to dung
  2. (intransitive) to defecate (of animals, especially horses)

Conjugation

teðja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur teðja
supine sagnbót tatt
present participle
teðjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég teð taddi teðji teddi
þú teður taddir teðjir teddir
hann, hún, það teður taddi teðji teddi
plural við teðjum töddum teðjum teddum
þið teðjið tödduð teðjið tedduð
þeir, þær, þau teðja töddu teðji teddu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú teð (þú), teddu
plural þið teðjið (þið), teðjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
teðjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að teðjast
supine sagnbót taðst
present participle
teðjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég teðst taddist teðjist teddist
þú teðst taddist teðjist teddist
hann, hún, það teðst taddist teðjist teddist
plural við teðjumst töddumst teðjumst teddumst
þið teðjist töddust teðjist teddust
þeir, þær, þau teðjast töddust teðjist teddust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú teðst (þú), teðstu
plural þið teðist (þið), teðisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
taddur — 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)
taddur tadd tatt taddir taddar tadd
accusative
(þolfall)
taddan tadda tatt tadda taddar tadd
dative
(þágufall)
taddum taddri taddu taddum taddum taddum
genitive
(eignarfall)
tadds taddrar tadds teddra teddra teddra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
taddi tadda tadda taddu taddu taddu
accusative
(þolfall)
tadda taddu tadda taddu taddu taddu
dative
(þágufall)
tadda taddu tadda taddu taddu taddu
genitive
(eignarfall)
tadda taddu tadda taddu taddu taddu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tadjaną (to strew, scatter).

Verb

teðja (singular past indicative taddi, plural past indicative tǫddu, past participle taddr)

  1. to dung, manure (e.g. a field or farm)

Conjugation

Conjugation of teðja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive teðja
present participle teðjandi
past participle taddr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular teð tadda teðja tedda
2nd person singular teðr taddir teðir teddir
3rd person singular teðr taddi teði teddi
1st person plural teðjum tǫddum teðim teddim
2nd person plural teðið tǫdduð teðið teddið
3rd person plural teðja tǫddu teði teddi
imperative present
2nd person singular teð
1st person plural teðjum
2nd person plural teðið
Conjugation of teðja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive teðjask
present participle teðjandisk
past participle tazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular teðjumk tǫddumk teðjumk teddumk
2nd person singular tezk taddisk teðisk teddisk
3rd person singular tezk taddisk teðisk teddisk
1st person plural teðjumsk tǫddumsk teðimsk teddimsk
2nd person plural teðizk tǫdduzk teðizk teddizk
3rd person plural teðjask tǫddusk teðisk teddisk
imperative present
2nd person singular tezk
1st person plural teðjumsk
2nd person plural teðizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: teðja

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “teðja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 434; also available at the Internet Archive