styðja

See also: stydja

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪðja/
Rhymes: -ɪðja

Verb

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

(transitive, governs the accusative) to support

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Derived terms

rökstyðja
styðja á
styðja á takka
styðja sig
styðja sig við
styðjast
styðjast við
styðja til
styðja tillögu

Related terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stuþjaną.

Verb

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

(transitive) to rest
(transitive) to stick, pierce
(transitive with dative, also figurative) to support

Conjugation

Conjugation of styðja — active (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	styðja
present participle	styðjandi
past participle	studdr
1st-person singular	styð	studda
2nd-person singular	styðr	studdir
3rd-person singular	styðr	studdi
1st-person plural	styðjum	studdum
2nd-person plural	styðið	studduð
3rd-person plural	styðja	studdu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	styðja	stydda
2nd-person singular	styðir	styddir
3rd-person singular	styði	styddi
1st-person plural	styðim	styddim
2nd-person plural	styðið	styddið
3rd-person plural	styði	styddi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	styð
1st-person plural	styðjum
2nd-person plural	styðið

Descendants

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

References

styðja in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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