veita

See also: veîta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse veita (to grant, give), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (to let know, show, causative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (to know)), from Proto-Indo-European *woyd-éye-ti (to let see, show, causative), derived from the root Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to catch sight of). Closely related to Old Frisian wēta (to claim, testify) and Old High German weizen (to show, prove).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaita/

Verb

veita

  1. to drain
  2. to yield, render, give, allot, allocate, assign
  3. to give, grant

Conjugation

Conjugation of veita (group v-2)
infinitive veita
supine veitt
participle (a39)1 veitandi veittur
present past
first singular veiti veitti
second singular veitir veitti
third singular veitir veitti
plural veita veittu
imperative
singular veit!
plural veitið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

  • veitarafelag (supply company)
  • veitarbakki (edge of a ditch)
  • veitarbládepla (brooklime)
  • veitarbotnur (bottom of a ditch)
  • veitari (supplier)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse veita (to grant, give), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (to let know, show, causative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (to know)), from Proto-Indo-European *woyd-éye-ti (to let see, show, causative), derived from the root Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to catch sight of). Closely related to Old Frisian wēta (to claim, testify) and Old High German weizen (to show, prove).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

veita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative veitti, supine veitt)

  1. (ditransitive, governs the dative and accusative) to give somebody something, to grant, to offer
    Hún veitti mér verðlaun.
    She gave me an award.
  2. (transitive, governs the dative) to pipe water
  3. (impersonal) used in set phrases

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • veita eftirför (to follow somebody)
  • veita hjálp (to help somebody)
  • veita viðnám (to resist)
  • veita ekki af (to have need for)
  • munu ekki veita af (to have real use for)
  • veitast að (to attack somebody)
  • veitast eitthvað auðvelt (to find something easy)
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