þreyta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθreiːta/
    Rhymes: -eiːta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þreyta, from Proto-Germanic *þrautijaną; related to þraut (struggle, ordeal, difficult task).

Verb

þreyta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þreytti, supine þreytt)

  1. to strive (at), struggle (with)
  2. to tire (make [someone] tired)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From þreyta (verb).

Noun

þreyta f (genitive singular þreytu, no plural)

  1. tiredness, exhaustion
    Synonym: lúi
Declension
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