Faroese

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Etymology

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

Verb

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

  1. to wade

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vaða (group v-58)
infinitive vaða
supine vaðið
participle (a26)1 vaðandi vaðin
present past
first singular vaði vóð
second singular veður vóð(st)
third singular veður vóð
plural vaða vóðu
imperative
singular vað!
plural vaðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Synonyms

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Noun

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vaða f (genitive singular vöðu, nominative plural vöður)

  1. shoal. school (of fish)

Declension

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: vaða
  • Faroese: vaða
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vada, va
  • Old Swedish: vaþa
  • Old Danish: vade

References

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press