dvelja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dvelja (to remain, stay, to delay), from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną (to be stunned, confused).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtvɛlja/
    Rhymes: -ɛlja

Verb

dvelja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dvaldi, supine dvalið)

  1. (intransitive) to stay, to remain, to dwell
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to delay

Conjugation

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Synonyms

  • (to stay, to remain): blífa, hafast við
  • (to delay): tefja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse dvelja, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²dʋɛl.jɑ/

Verb

dvelja (present tense dvel, past tense dvalde, supine dvalt, past participle dvald, present participle dveljande, imperative dvel)

  1. to dwell, linger

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Verb

dvelja (singular past indicative dvaldi, plural past indicative dvǫldu, past participle dvaldr or dvaliðr)

  1. to delay
  2. (transitive, of time) to wait, stay

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dvelja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dvelja, dvelje; dvele
  • Swedish: dvala
  • Danish: dvæle

References

  • dvelja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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