veiði

See also: veidi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse veiði, from Proto-Germanic *waiþiz or *waiþō.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveiːðɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eiːðɪ

Noun

veiði f (genitive singular veiði or veiðar, nominative plural veiðar)

  1. catch (that which is caught)
    Synonyms: afli, fengur
  2. (hunting) bag, game
    Synonym: veidd dýr
  3. (in the plural) hunting, fishing
    Synonym: það að veiða
    veiðar með fálkum ― falconry

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • fara á veiðar (to go hunting, to go fishing)
  • fálkaveiðar (falconry)

References
  1. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 1114. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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