veita

From Old Norse veita (“to grant, give”), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (“to let know, show”, causative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”)), from Proto-Indo-European *woyd-éye-ti (“to let see, show”, causative), derived from the root Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to catch sight of”). Closely related to Old Frisian wēta (“to claim, testify”) and Old High German weizen (“to show, prove”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaita/

veita

1. to drain
2. to yield, render, give, allot, allocate, assign
3. to give, grant

• veitarafelag (supply company)
• veitarbakki (edge of a ditch)
• veitarbládepla (brooklime)
• veitarbotnur (bottom of a ditch)
• veitari (supplier)

From Old Norse veita (“to grant, give”), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (“to let know, show”, causative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”)), from Proto-Indo-European *woyd-éye-ti (“to let see, show”, causative), derived from the root Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to catch sight of”). Closely related to Old Frisian wēta (“to claim, testify”) and Old High German weizen (“to show, prove”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈveiːta/

  Rhymes: -eiːta

veita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative veitti, supine veitt)

1. to grant, to offer [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something’]

   Hún veitti mér verðlaun.

   She gave me an award.

2. to pipe water [with dative]
3. (impersonal) used in set phrases