valda

See also: Valda

Estonian

Noun

valda

  1. partitive singular of vald
  2. illative singular of vald

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvalta/
    Rhymes: -alta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative olli, supine valdið)

  1. to cause [with dative ‘something’]
  2. to be able to do, to manage to do [with accusative ‘something’]
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdaði, supine valdað)

  1. (chess) to protect a chess piece

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Noun

valda

  1. might, power

Latvian

Verb

valda

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of valdīt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of valdīt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of valdīt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

valda (present tense valdar, past tense valda, past participle valda, passive infinitive valdast, present participle valdande, imperative valda/vald)

  1. alternative form of valde

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑl.dɑ/

Noun

valda n

  1. definite plural of vald

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda

  1. to wield (e.g. a sword) [with dative]
  2. to rule over
  3. to cause, be the cause of

Conjugation

Conjugation of valda — active (irregular, strong)
infinitive valda
present participle valdandi
past participle valdinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular veld olla vald ylla
2nd person singular veldr ollir valdir yllir
3rd person singular veldr olli valdi ylli
1st person plural vǫldum ollum valdim yllim
2nd person plural valdið olluð valdið yllið
3rd person plural valda ollu valdi ylli
imperative present
2nd person singular vald
1st person plural vǫldum
2nd person plural valdið
Conjugation of valda — mediopassive (irregular, strong)
infinitive valdask
present participle valdandisk
past participle valdizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular vǫldumk ollumk vǫldumk yllumk
2nd person singular velzk ollisk valdisk yllisk
3rd person singular velzk ollisk valdisk yllisk
1st person plural vǫldumsk ollumsk valdimsk yllimsk
2nd person plural valdizk olluzk valdizk yllizk
3rd person plural valdisk ollusk valdisk yllisk
imperative present
2nd person singular valzk
1st person plural vǫldumsk
2nd person plural valdizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: valda
  • Faroese: valda
  • Norwegian: valda
  • Elfdalian: uolda
  • Old Swedish: valda, valla, volda
  • Old Danish: waldæ
  • Old Gutnish: walda

Further reading

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

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda

  1. to rule
  2. to rid
  3. to cause

Conjugation

Conjugation of valda (strong)
present past
infinitive valda
participle valdandi, valdande valdin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk valder valdi, valde valt, ulti ulti, ulte
þū valder valdi, valde *valt *valst, ulti ulti, ulte
han valder valdi, valde valt, ulti ulti, ulte
vīr valdum, valdom valdum, valdom valdum, valdom ultum, ultom ultum, ultom
īr valdin valdin valdin ultin ultin
þēr valda valdin ultu, ulto ultin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk
þū
han
vīr
īr
þēr

Descendants

Swedish

Adjective

valda

  1. inflection of vald:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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