velja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

velja (third person singular past indicative valdi, third person plural past indicative valdu, supine valt)

  1. to choose
  2. to elect

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-18)
infinitive
supine valt
present past
first singular velji valdi
second singular velur valdi
third singular velur valdi
plural velja valdu
participle (a7)1 veljandi valdur
imperative
singular vel!
plural veljið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛlja/
    Rhymes: -ɛlja

Verb

velja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdi, supine valið)

  1. to choose, to select
    Synonym: kjósa

Conjugation

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velja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur velja
supine sagnbót valið
present participle
veljandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég vel valdi velji veldi
þú velur valdir veljir veldir
hann, hún, það velur valdi velji veldi
plural við veljum völdum veljum veldum
þið veljið völduð veljið velduð
þeir, þær, þau velja völdu velji veldu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú vel (þú), veldu
plural þið veljið (þið), veljiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
veljast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur veljast
supine sagnbót valist
present participle
veljandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég velst valdist veljist veldist
þú velst valdist veljist veldist
hann, hún, það velst valdist veljist veldist
plural við veljumst völdumst veljumst veldumst
þið veljist völdust veljist veldust
þeir, þær, þau veljast völdust veljist veldust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú velst (þú), velstu
plural þið velist (þið), velisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
valinn — 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)
valinn valin valið valdir valdar valin
accusative
(þolfall)
valinn valda valið valda valdar valin
dative
(þágufall)
völdum valinni völdu völdum völdum völdum
genitive
(eignarfall)
valins valinnar valins valinna valinna valinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
valdi valda valda völdu völdu völdu
accusative
(þolfall)
valda völdu valda völdu völdu völdu
dative
(þágufall)
valda völdu valda völdu völdu völdu
genitive
(eignarfall)
valda völdu valda völdu völdu völdu

Derived terms

  • útvelja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʋɛljɑ/

Verb

velja (present tense vel, past tense valde, past participle valt, passive infinitive veljast, present participle veljande, imperative vel)

  1. choose, pick
    Kva for ein vel du?
    Which one do you choose?
  2. elect
    Om hausten valde dei eit nytt parlament.
    In the autumn, they elected a new parliament.

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waljaną. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *welh₁-.

Verb

velja (singular past indicative valdi, plural past indicative vǫldu, past participle valdr or valiðr or valinn)

  1. to choose, to select
    Synonym: kjósa

Conjugation

Conjugation of velja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive velja
present participle veljandi
past participle valdr, valiðr, valinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular vel valda velja velda
2nd person singular velr valdir velir veldir
3rd person singular velr valdi veli veldi
1st person plural veljum vǫldum velim veldim
2nd person plural velið vǫlduð velið veldið
3rd person plural velja vǫldu veli veldi
imperative present
2nd person singular vel
1st person plural veljum
2nd person plural velið
Conjugation of velja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive veljask
present participle veljandisk
past participle valzk, valizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular veljumk vǫldumk veljumk veldumk
2nd person singular velsk valdisk velisk veldisk
3rd person singular velsk valdisk velisk veldisk
1st person plural veljumsk vǫldumsk velimsk veldimsk
2nd person plural velizk vǫlduzk velizk veldizk
3rd person plural veljask vǫldusk velisk veldisk
imperative present
2nd person singular velsk
1st person plural veljumsk
2nd person plural velizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: velja
  • Faroese: velja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: velja
  • Old Swedish: vælia
  • Old Danish: wæliæ
  • Elfdalian: wela
  • Gutnish: väle
  • Scanian: vælla
  • Ostrobothnian: väli, välg

Further reading

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