kveda

See also: kveða

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • kvede (e-infinitive)
  • kvea (pronunciation spelling, used since 19th century)
  • kvøå (modern Tinn dialect)
  • qwæe (Søren Fermann’s Tinn dialect glossary probably from ca. 1760)
  • qvæa, qvea (19th century spellings)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kveða.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvɛː(d)a/

Verb

kveda (present tense kved, past tense kvad, past participle kvede, passive infinitive kvedast, present participle kvedande, imperative kved)

  1. to sing, recite