Faroese

Noun

hvíla f (genitive singular hvílu, plural hvílur)

1. (poetic) bed
2. rest

Declension

Verb

hvíla ‎(third person singular past indicative hvíldi, third person plural past indicative hvílt, supine hvílt)

1. to rest

Conjugation

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 ‎(ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 ‎(ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila ‎(“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːla

Noun

hvíla f ‎(genitive singular hvílu, nominative plural hvílan)

1. (dated) bed

Declension

Verb

hvíla ‎(third-person singular past indicative hvíldi)

1. (with accusative) to rest, especially resting or sleeping in a bed

   Hér hvílir Jóhannes.‎

   Here rests Johannes.

2. (with accusative) to lie, to sleep

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

See also

• Danish: her hviler