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gjalda

gjalda

Faroese

Verb

gjalda (third person singular past indicative galt, third person plural past indicative goldið, supine goldið)

  1. to pay

Conjugation

Usage notes

Not to be mixed with galda or gelda which are partially homophonic with this verb.


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay). Cognates include English yield, German gelten, Dutch gelden, Swedish gälla, Norwegian gjelde, Faroese gjalda and Danish gælde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcalta/
    Rhymes: -alta

Verb

gjalda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative galt, third-person plural past indicative guldu, supine goldið)

  1. to pay

Conjugation