kveina

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kveina, from Proto-Germanic *kwainōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰveiːna/
  • Rhymes: -eiːna

Verb

kveina (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kveinaði, supine kveinað)

  1. (intransitive) to wail, to cry
  2. (intransitive) to lament

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • kvein (wail, cry; lamentation)
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