styðja

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse styðja, from Proto-Germanic *stuþjaną. Akin to German stützen and Danish støtte (to support).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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styðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative studdi, supine stutt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to support

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *stuþjaną.

Verb

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styðja (singular past indicative studdi, plural past indicative studdu, past participle studdr)

  1. (transitive) to rest
  2. (transitive) to stick, pierce
  3. (transitive with dative, also figurative) to support

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: styðja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stydja (obsolete)
  • Swedish: stödja

References

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