kveðja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kveðja, from Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną. Cognate with Faroese kvøðja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɛðja/
• Rhymes: -ɛðja

Noun

kveðja f (genitive singular kveðju, nominative plural kveðjur)

1. a greeting, the action of saying hello or goodbye

   Fæ ég ekki einu sinni kveðju? ― Don't I even get a "hello"?

   Þetta er mín hinsta kveðja. ― This is my last goodbye.

2. regards, the action of sending good wishes to someone

   Ég skila kveðju til mömmu þinnar. ― Send my regards to your mother.

3. regards, a greeting at the end of a letter

   Kveðja, Gunna. ― With regards, Gunna.

   Kærar kveðjur, Jóhann. ― Best regards, Jóhann.

Declension

declension of kveðja

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kveðja	kveðjan	kveðjur	kveðjurnar
accusative	kveðju	kveðjuna	kveðjur	kveðjurnar
dative	kveðju	kveðjunni	kveðjum	kveðjunum
genitive	kveðju	kveðjunnar	kveðja	kveðjanna

Derived terms

• skila kveðju
• kasta kveðju
• bera kveðju sína (to say hello to somebody for oneself, to give somebody one's best wishes)
• með kveðjum frá (with regards from)
• samúðarkveðja
• vanda ekki kveðjurnar
• kaldar kveðjurnar
• kærar kveðjur (“best regards”)

Verb

kveðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvaddi, supine kvatt)

1. (with accusative) to say goodbye, to take one's leave
2. (euphemistic) to die

   Hann kvaddi í gærmorgun eftir löng veikindi. ― He left this world yesterday morning after battling illness for long.

3. (with accusative) to summon

Conjugation

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Derived terms

• kveðja til sín (to summon somebody)
• kveðja sér hljóðs (to take the floor)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną.

Verb

kveðja (singular past indicative kvaddi, plural past indicative kvǫddu, past participle kvaddr)

1. (transitive with accusative) to call on, summon
2. (transitive with accusative) to welcome

kv, (abbreviation, contraction)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kveðja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	kveðja
present participle	kveðjandi
past participle	kvaddr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	kveð	kvadda
2nd-person singular	kveðr	kvaddir
3rd-person singular	kveðr	kvaddi
1st-person plural	kveðjum	kvǫddum
2nd-person plural	kveðið	kvǫdduð
3rd-person plural	kveðja	kvǫddu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	kveðja	kvedda
2nd-person singular	kveðir	kveddir
3rd-person singular	kveði	kveddi
1st-person plural	kveðim	kveddim
2nd-person plural	kveðið	kveddið
3rd-person plural	kveði	kveddi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	kveð
1st-person plural	kveðjum
2nd-person plural	kveðið

Conjugation of kveðja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	kveðjask
present participle	kveðjandisk
past participle	kvazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	kveðjumk	kvǫddumk
2nd-person singular	kvezk	kvaddisk
3rd-person singular	kvezk	kvaddisk
1st-person plural	kveðjumsk	kvǫddumsk
2nd-person plural	kveðizk	kvǫdduzk
3rd-person plural	kveðjask	kvǫddusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	kveðjumk	kveddumk
2nd-person singular	kveðisk	kveddisk
3rd-person singular	kveðisk	kveddisk
1st-person plural	kveðimsk	kveddimsk
2nd-person plural	kveðizk	kveddizk
3rd-person plural	kveðisk	kveddisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	kvezk
1st-person plural	kveðjumsk
2nd-person plural	kveðizk

Related terms

• kveða
• kvæði

Noun

kveðja f (genitive kveðju)

1. a greeting, welcome, salutation

Declension

  Declension of kveðja (weak jōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kveðja	kveðjan	kveðjur	kveðjurnar
accusative	kveðju	kveðjuna	kveðjur	kveðjurnar
dative	kveðju	kveðjunni	kveðjum	kveðjunum
genitive	kveðju	kveðjunnar	kveðja	kveðjanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kveðja

References

• kveðja in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.