kveina

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kveina, from Proto-Germanic *kwainōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kveina (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kveinaði, supine kveinað)

  1. (intransitive) to wail, to cry
  2. (intransitive) to lament

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • kvein (wail, cry; lamentation)