gjalda

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay). Cognates include English yield, German gelten, Dutch gelden, Swedish gälla, Norwegian gjelde, Icelandic gjalda and Danish gælde.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gjalda (third person singular past indicative galt, third person plural past indicative guldu, supine goldið)

  1. to pay

Usage notes[edit]

Not to be mixed with galda or gelda which are partially homophonic with this verb.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of gjalda (irregular)
infinitive gjalda
supine goldið
participle (a26)1 gjaldandi goldin
present past
first singular gjaldi galt
second singular geldur galt
third singular geldur galt
plural gjalda guldu
imperative
singular gjald!
plural gjaldið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay). Cognates include English yield, German gelten, Dutch gelden, Swedish gälla, Norwegian gjelde, Faroese gjalda and Danish gælde.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gjalda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative galt, third-person plural past indicative guldu, supine goldið)

  1. to pay

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay).

Verb[edit]

gjalda (singular past indicative galt, plural past indicative guldu, past participle goldinn)

  1. (ditransitive) to repay, return
    gjalda gjǫf við gjǫfto pay back gift for gift
  2. (figurative) to give
  3. (with genitive) to pay for, suffer on account

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References[edit]

  • gjalda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press