kveðja

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɛðja/ Rhymes: -ɛðja === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse kveðja, from Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną. Cognate with Faroese kvøðja. ==== Noun ==== kveðja f (genitive singular kveðju, nominative plural kveðjur) a greeting, the action of saying hello or goodbye Fæ ég ekki einu sinni kveðju? ― Don't I even get a "hello"? Þetta er mín hinsta kveðja. ― This is my last goodbye. regards, the action of sending good wishes to someone Ég skila kveðju til mömmu þinnar. ― Send my regards to your mother. regards, a greeting at the end of a letter Kveðja, Gunna. ― With regards, Gunna. Kærar kveðjur, Jóhann. ― Best regards, Jóhann. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== kveðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvaddi, supine kvatt) to say goodbye, to take one's leave [with accusative] (euphemistic) to die Hann kvaddi í gærmorgun eftir löng veikindi. ― He left this world yesterday morning after battling illness for long. to summon [with accusative] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== kveðja til sín (“to summon someone”) kveðja sér hljóðs (“to take the floor”) == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === kv (abbreviation, contraction) === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną. === Verb === kveðja (singular past indicative kvaddi, plural past indicative kvǫddu, past participle kvaddr) to call on, summon [with accusative] 12th century, Anonymous, First Grammatical Treatise to welcome [with accusative] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== kveða kvæði === Noun === kveðja f (genitive kveðju) a greeting, welcome, salutation ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: kveðja Norwegian Nynorsk: kvedje === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “kveðja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 253; also available at the Internet Archive