þeyta

== Icelandic == === Etymology 1 === Apparent deverbal of þeyta in the sense "to whisk", see below. ==== Noun ==== þeyta f (genitive singular þeytu, nominative plural þeytur) an emulsion ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “þeyta”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Norse þreyta (“to exhaust”), causative of þrjóta (“to harass, weary”). ==== Verb ==== þeyta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þeytti, supine þeytt) to whip, to beat, to whisk [with accusative] (of a horn) to blow [with accusative] to fling, to launch, to let fly, to hurl, to toss up [with dative] (of a gust or wind) to blow [with dative] ===== Synonyms ===== (fling): kasta, skjóta (blow): blása ===== Derived terms ===== þjóta í loftinu (“to be hurled”) þeyta hestinum þjóta/þjóta af stað þeyta hvoftana þeyta rokkinn þeyta flúðir þeyta rjóma þeytari þeytast þeyttur m þeytir m þeytir brodda m