líta

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Faroese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic *wlītaną.

Verb[edit]

líta (third person singular past indicative leit, third person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)

  1. to look
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of líta (group v-35)
infinitive líta
supine litið
participle (a26)1 lítandi litin
present past
first singular líti leit
second singular lítur leitst
third singular lítur leit
plural líta litu
imperative
singular lít!
plural lítið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse hlíta.

Verb[edit]

líta (third person singular past indicative leit, third person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)

  1. to be responsible
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of líta (group v-35)
infinitive líta
supine litið
participle (a26)1 lítandi litin
present past
first singular líti leit
second singular lítur leitst
third singular lítur leit
plural líta litu
imperative
singular lít!
plural lítið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic *wlītaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

líta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative leit, third-person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)

  1. (intransitive) look
  2. (transitive) see

Conjugation[edit]

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wlītaną, cognate with Old English wlītan (see, look at), Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits, looks, appearance).

Verb[edit]

líta (singular past indicative leit, plural past indicative litu, past participle litinn)

  1. look
  2. see

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: líta
  • Faroese: líta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lita

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