velja

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Faroese

Etymology

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From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

velja (third person singular past indicative valdi, third person plural past indicative valdu, supine valt)

  1. to choose
  2. to elect

Conjugation

Conjugation of velja (group v-18)
infinitive velja
supine valt
participle (a7)1 veljandi valdur
present past
first singular velji valdi
second singular velur valdi
third singular velur valdi
plural velja valdu
imperative
singular vel!
plural veljið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

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From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

Verb

velja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdi, supine valið)

  1. to choose, to select

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Derived terms


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

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From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

Verb

velja (present tense vel, past tense valde, past participle valt, passive infinitive veljast, present participle veljande, imperative vel)

  1. choose, pick
    Kva for ein vel du?
    Which one do you choose?
  2. elect
    Om hausten valde dei eit nytt parlament.
    In the autumn, they elected a new parliament.

References


Old Norse

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

velja (singular past indicative valdi, plural past indicative valdu, past participle {{{3}}})

  1. to choose, to select

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Danish: vælge
  • Norwegian: velge
  • Old Swedish: vælia
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