hvíla

See also: hvila

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.

Noun

hvíla f (genitive singular hvílu, plural hvílur)

(poetic) bed
rest

Declension

f1	singular		plural
f1	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvíla	hvílan	hvílur	hvílurnar
accusative	hvílu	hvíluna	hvílur	hvílurnar
dative	hvílu	hvíluni	hvílum	hvílunum
genitive	hvílu	hvílunnar	hvíla	hvílanna

Verb

hvíla (third person singular past indicative hvíldi, third person plural past indicative hvílt, supine hvílt)

to rest

Conjugation

Conjugation of *hvíla* (group v-1)
	present	past
infinitive	hvíla
supine	hvílt

first singular	hvíli	hvíldi
second singular	hvílir	hvíldi
third singular	hvílir	hvíldi
plural	hvíla	hvíldu

participle (a7)¹	hvílandi	hvíldur

	imperative
singular	hvíl!
plural	hvílið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰviːla/
Rhymes: -iːla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.

Noun

hvíla f (genitive singular hvílu, nominative plural hvílur)

(dated) bed

Declension

Declension of *hvíla* (feminine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvíla	hvílan	hvílur	hvílurnar
accusative	hvílu	hvíluna	hvílur	hvílurnar
dative	hvílu	hvílunni	hvílum	hvílunum
genitive	hvílu	hvílunnar	hvílna, hvíla	hvílnanna, hvílanna

Etymology 2

Verb

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hvíla

to rest, especially resting or sleeping in a bed [with accusative]
Hér hvílir Jóhannes.
Here rests Johannes.
to lie, to sleep [with accusative]

Conjugation

*hvíla* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að hvíla
supine sagnbót		hvílt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		hvílandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	hvíli	hvíldi	hvíli	hvíldi
	þú	hvílir	hvíldir	hvílir	hvíldir
	hann, hún, það	hvílir	hvíldi	hvíli	hvíldi
plural	við	hvílum	hvíldum	hvílum	hvíldum
	þið	hvílið	hvílduð	hvílið	hvílduð
	þeir, þær, þau	hvíla	hvíldu	hvíli	hvíldu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	hvíl (þú), hvíldu
plural	þið	hvílið (þið), hvíliði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*hvílast* – mediopassive voice (*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að hvílast
supine sagnbót		hvílst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		hvílandist (rare; see appendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	hvílist	hvíldist	hvílist	hvíldist
	þú	hvílist	hvíldist	hvílist	hvíldist
	hann, hún, það	hvílist	hvíldist	hvílist	hvíldist
plural	við	hvílumst	hvíldumst	hvílumst	hvíldumst
	þið	hvílist	hvíldust	hvílist	hvíldust
	þeir, þær, þau	hvílast	hvíldust	hvílist	hvíldust

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	hvílst (þú), hvílstu
plural	þið	hvílist (þið), hvílisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*hvíldur* — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	hvíldur	hvíld	hvílt	hvíldir	hvíldar	hvíld
accusative (þolfall)	hvíldan	hvílda	hvílt	hvílda	hvíldar	hvíld
dative (þágufall)	hvíldum	hvíldri	hvíldu	hvíldum	hvíldum	hvíldum
genitive (eignarfall)	hvílds	hvíldrar	hvílds	hvíldra	hvíldra	hvíldra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	hvíldi	hvílda	hvílda	hvíldu	hvíldu	hvíldu
accusative (þolfall)	hvílda	hvíldu	hvílda	hvíldu	hvíldu	hvíldu
dative (þágufall)	hvílda	hvíldu	hvílda	hvíldu	hvíldu	hvíldu
genitive (eignarfall)	hvílda	hvíldu	hvílda	hvíldu	hvíldu	hvíldu

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of rest”).

Noun

hvíla f (genitive hvílu)

bed

Declension

Declension of *hvíla* (weak ōn-stem)
feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvíla	hvílan	hvílur	hvílurnar
accusative	hvílu	hvíluna	hvílur	hvílurnar
dative	hvílu	hvílunni	hvílum	hvílunum
genitive	hvílu	hvílunnar	hvílna	hvílnanna

Derived terms

hvílubrǫgð n pl (“cohabitation”)
hvílufélagi m (“bed-fellow”)
hvíluklæði n (“bed-clothes”)
hvílutollr m (“hire of a bed”)
hvíluþrǫng f (“want of room in one's bed”)

Descendants

Icelandic: hvíla f
Faroese: hvíla f
Norwegian Nynorsk: kvile f
Norwegian Bokmål: hvile m or f
Swedish: vila c
Danish: hvile c

Etymology 2

Form Proto-Germanic *hwīlāną (“to rest”).

Verb

hvíla

to rest [with accusative]
hvíla lið sitt
to let one's troops rest

hvíla sik
to take rest
(intransitive) to lie, rest, sleep (in a bed)
(intransitive) to lie buried
til staðarins þar sem Ólafr hinn helgi hvílir
to the city where Saint Olaf is buried

Conjugation

Conjugation of *hvíla* — active (weak class 1)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	hvíla
present participle	hvílandi
past participle	hvíldr

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	hvíli	hvílda	hvíla	hvílda
2nd person singular	hvílir	hvíldir	hvílir	hvíldir
3rd person singular	hvílir	hvíldi	hvíli	hvíldi
1st person plural	hvílum	hvíldum	hvílim	hvíldim
2nd person plural	hvílið	hvílduð	hvílið	hvíldið
3rd person plural	hvíla	hvíldu	hvíli	hvíldi

imperative	present
2nd person singular	hvíl, hvíli
1st person plural	hvílum
2nd person plural	hvílið

Conjugation of *hvíla* — mediopassive (weak class 1)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	hvílask
present participle	hvílandisk
past participle	hvílzk

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	hvílumk	hvíldumk	hvílumk	hvíldumk
2nd person singular	hvílisk	hvíldisk	hvílisk	hvíldisk
3rd person singular	hvílisk	hvíldisk	hvílisk	hvíldisk
1st person plural	hvílumsk	hvíldumsk	hvílimsk	hvíldimsk
2nd person plural	hvílizk	hvílduzk	hvílizk	hvíldizk
3rd person plural	hvílask	hvíldusk	hvílisk	hvíldisk

imperative	present
2nd person singular	hvílsk, hvílisk
1st person plural	hvílumsk
2nd person plural	hvílizk

Derived terms

hvílbeðr m (“bed of rest”)
hvíld f (“rest, repose; pause”)

Descendants

Icelandic: hvíla
Faroese: hvíla
Norwegian Nynorsk: kvila, kvile
Norwegian Bokmål: hvile
Swedish: vila
Danish: hvile

Faroese

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Verb

Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading