tilheyra

Icelandic

Etymology

From til- +‎ heyra.

Verb

tilheyra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tilheyrði, supine tilheyrt)

to belong (to someone/something)
hálsmen tilheyrði eitt sinn greifynju.
This necklace once belonged to a countess.
to be part (of something) (this usage gives the notion that it is an indispensable part)
Það tilheyrir giftingar athöfninni að brúðhjónin kyssist.
It is [a traditional/indespensable] part of the wedding ceremony that the couple kiss.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

“tilheyra” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

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