ydda

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ydda (past tense yddi), from Proto-Germanic *uzdijaną, from *uzdaz (whence Icelandic oddur (“sharp tip, point”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪtːa/

  Rhymes: -ɪtːa

Verb

ydda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative yddaði, supine yddað)

1. make pointed, sharpen (a pencil)

Conjugation

ydda – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að ydda
supine sagnbót		yddað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		yddandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	ydda	yddaði		yddi	yddaði
	þú	yddar	yddaðir		yddir	yddaðir
	hann, hún, það	yddar	yddaði		yddi	yddaði
plural	við	yddum	ydduðum		yddum	ydduðum
	þið	yddið	ydduðuð		yddið	ydduðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	ydda	ydduðu		yddi	ydduðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	ydda (þú), yddaðu
plural	þið	yddið (þið), yddiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

yddast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að yddast
supine sagnbót		yddast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		yddandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	yddast	yddaðist		yddist	yddaðist
	þú	yddast	yddaðist		yddist	yddaðist
	hann, hún, það	yddast	yddaðist		yddist	yddaðist
plural	við	yddumst	ydduðumst		yddumst	ydduðumst
	þið	yddist	ydduðust		yddist	ydduðust
	þeir, þær, þau	yddast	ydduðust		yddist	ydduðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	yddast (þú), yddastu
plural	þið	yddist (þið), yddisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

yddaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	yddaður	ydduð	yddað	yddaðir	yddaðar	ydduð
accusative (þolfall)	yddaðan	yddaða	yddað	yddaða	yddaðar	ydduð
dative (þágufall)	ydduðum	yddaðri	ydduðu	ydduðum	ydduðum	ydduðum
genitive (eignarfall)	yddaðs	yddaðrar	yddaðs	yddaðra	yddaðra	yddaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	yddaði	yddaða	yddaða	ydduðu	ydduðu	ydduðu
accusative (þolfall)	yddaða	ydduðu	yddaða	ydduðu	ydduðu	ydduðu
dative (þágufall)	yddaða	ydduðu	yddaða	ydduðu	ydduðu	ydduðu
genitive (eignarfall)	yddaða	ydduðu	yddaða	ydduðu	ydduðu	ydduðu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzdijaną, from *uzdaz, whence also oddr.

Verb

ydda (singular past indicative yddi, plural past indicative yddu, past participle yddr)

1. to show the point to the other side

Conjugation

Conjugation of ydda — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	ydda
present participle	yddandi
past participle	yddr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	yddi	ydda		ydda	ydda
2nd person singular	yddir	yddir		yddir	yddir
3rd person singular	yddir	yddi		yddi	yddi
1st person plural	yddum	yddum		yddim	yddim
2nd person plural	yddið	ydduð		yddið	yddið
3rd person plural	ydda	yddu		yddi	yddi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	ydd, yddi
1st person plural	yddum
2nd person plural	yddið

Conjugation of ydda — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	yddask
present participle	yddandisk
past participle	yzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	yddumk	yddumk		yddumk	yddumk
2nd person singular	yddisk	yddisk		yddisk	yddisk
3rd person singular	yddisk	yddisk		yddisk	yddisk
1st person plural	yddumsk	yddumsk		yddimsk	yddimsk
2nd person plural	yddizk	ydduzk		yddizk	yddizk
3rd person plural	yddask	yddusk		yddisk	yddisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	yzk, yddisk
1st person plural	yddumsk
2nd person plural	yddizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: ydda
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ydda, ydde
• Norwegian Bokmål: ydde

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “ydda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive