líta

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See also: lita, Lita, litá, and -lita

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. to look
Conjugation
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

From Old Norse hlíta.

Verb

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

  1. to be responsible
Conjugation
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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

References


Old Norse

Etymology

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

Verb

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

  1. look
  2. see

Conjugation

Descendants

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

References