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virða

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse virða, from Proto-Germanic *wirþijaną. Related to verður (valuable, worthy).

Pronunciation

Verb

virða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative virti, supine virt)

  1. to respect, to show respect [with accusative]
  2. to value or esteem highly [with accusative]
  3. (pertaining to monetary value) to value [with accusative]

Conjugation

More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Synonyms

  • (respect): sýna virðingu
  • (esteem highly): meta mikils
  • (value): meta til fjár

Derived terms

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Old Norse

Noun

virða

  1. indefinite accusative/genitive plural of virðar

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