veita

== 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 to drain to yield, render, give, allot, allocate, assign to give, grant ==== Conjugation ==== ==== 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) to grant, to offer [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something’] Hún veitti mér verðlaun. ― She gave me an award. to pipe water [with dative] (impersonal) used in set phrases ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ====