þreyta

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse þreyta, from Proto-Germanic *þrautijaną; related to þraut (struggle, ordeal, difficult task).

Verb

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þreyta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þreytti, supine þreytt)

  1. to strive (at), struggle (with)
  2. to tire (make [someone] tired)
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Etymology 2

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From þreyta (verb).

Noun

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þreyta f (genitive singular þreytu, no plural)

  1. tiredness, exhaustion
    Synonym: lúi
Declension
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    Declension of þreyta
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative þreyta þreytan
accusative þreytu þreytuna
dative þreytu þreytunni
genitive þreytu þreytunnar