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vaða

vaða

See also: vada, váda, vadā, vadă, and vaþa

Faroese

Verb

vaða (third person singular past indicative vóð, third person plural past indicative vóðu, supine vaðið)

  1. to wade

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːða/
  • Rhymes: -aːða

Verb

vaða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative óð, third-person plural past indicative óðu, supine vaðið)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to wade
  2. (intransitive) to rush (forward, in, etc.) heedlessly
  3. (intransitive) to prattle, to talk nonsense
  4. (intransitive, of fish) to shoal

Conjugation

Synonyms

Noun

vaða f (genitive singular vöðu, nominative plural vöður)

  1. shoal. school (of fish)

Declension

Related terms


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

vaða (singular past indicative óð, plural past indicative óðu, past participle vaðit)

  1. to wade through water, snow, smoke, fire
  2. to rush

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press