vaða

See also: vada, váda, vadā, vadă, vådă, vāda, and vaþa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

vaða (third person singular past indicative vóð, third person plural past indicative vóðu, supine vaðið)

  1. to wade

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaða (group v-58)
infinitive vaða
supine vaðið
participle (a26)1 vaðandi vaðin
present past
first singular vaði vóð
second singular veður vóð(st)
third singular veður vóð
plural vaða vóðu
imperative
singular vað!
plural vaðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːða/
  • Rhymes: -aːða

Verb

vaða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative óð, third-person plural past indicative óðu, supine vaðið)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to wade
  2. (intransitive) to rush (forward, in, etc.) heedlessly
  3. (intransitive) to prattle, to talk nonsense
  4. (intransitive, of fish) to shoal

Conjugation

Synonyms

Noun

vaða f (genitive singular vöðu, nominative plural vöður)

  1. shoal. school (of fish)

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

vaða (singular past indicative óð, plural past indicative óðu, past participle vaðit)

  1. to wade through water, snow, smoke, fire
  2. to rush

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vaða
  • Faroese: vaða
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vada, va
  • Old Swedish: vaþa
  • Old Danish: vade

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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