hvetja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvetja, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷɛːtja/

  Rhymes: -ɛːtja

Verb

hvetja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hvatti, supine hvatt)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to sharpen, whet (a blade, etc.)
2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to encourage
3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to catalyze; (to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction)

Derived terms

• hvetja til

Related terms

• hvati
• hvetjandi