valda

== Estonian == === Noun === valda partitive singular of vald illative singular of vald == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvalta] Rhymes: -alta === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną. ==== Verb ==== valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative olli, supine valdið) to cause [with dative ‘something’] to be able to do, to manage to do [with accusative ‘something’] ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdaði, supine valdað) (chess) to protect a chess piece == Karelian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *valta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldą. === Noun === valda might, power == Latvian == === Verb === valda third-person singular/plural present indicative of valdīt (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of valdīt (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of valdīt == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== valda (present tense valdar, past tense valda, past participle valda, passive infinitive valdast, present participle valdande, imperative valda/vald) alternative form of valde === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʋɑl.dɑ/ ==== Noun ==== valda n definite plural of vald == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *waldaną. === Verb === valda to wield (e.g. a sword) [with dative] to rule over to cause, be the cause of ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== valdr ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: valda (“to cause”) Faroese: valda Norwegian: valda Elfdalian: uolda Old Swedish: valda, volda, vallaSwedish: vålla (“to cause”, weak verb) Old Danish: waldæ Danish: volde (“to wreak, cause”, weak verb) Old Gutnish: walda Gutnish: valde === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “valda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Old Swedish == === Alternative forms === volda, valla === Etymology === From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną. === Verb === valda to rule to rid to cause ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: vålla (“to cause”, weak verb) == Swedish == === Adjective === valda inflection of vald: definite singular plural === Anagrams === dvala