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)

  1. to support [with accusative]

Conjugation

styðja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur styðja
supine sagnbót stutt
present participle
styðjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég styð studdi styðji styddi
þú styður studdir styðjir styddir
hann, hún, það styður studdi styðji styddi
plural við styðjum studdum styðjum styddum
þið styðjið studduð styðjið stydduð
þeir, þær, þau styðja studdu styðji styddu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú styð (þú), styddu
plural þið styðjið (þið), styðjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
styðjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að styðjast
supine sagnbót stuðst
present participle
styðjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég styðst studdist styðjist styddist
þú styðst studdist styðjist styddist
hann, hún, það styðst studdist styðjist styddist
plural við styðjumst studdumst styðjumst styddumst
þið styðjist studdust styðjist styddust
þeir, þær, þau styðjast studdust styðjist styddust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú styðst (þú), styðstu
plural þið styðist (þið), styðisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
studdur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
studdur studd stutt studdir studdar studd
accusative
(þolfall)
studdan studda stutt studda studdar studd
dative
(þágufall)
studdum studdri studdu studdum studdum studdum
genitive
(eignarfall)
studds studdrar studds styddra styddra styddra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
studdi studda studda studdu studdu studdu
accusative
(þolfall)
studda studdu studda studdu studdu studdu
dative
(þágufall)
studda studdu studda studdu studdu studdu
genitive
(eignarfall)
studda studdu studda studdu studdu studdu

Derived terms

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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stuþjaną.

Verb

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

  1. to rest [with dative ‘one's hand or foot, etc.’]
  2. to stick, pierce [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and dative ‘with something’]
  3. (also figurative) to support, to aid [with accusative ‘someone’ and í (+ dative) ‘in something’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of styðja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive styðja
present participle styðjandi
past participle studdr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular styð studda styðja stydda
2nd person singular styðr studdir styðir styddir
3rd person singular styðr studdi styði styddi
1st person plural styðjum studdum styðim styddim
2nd person plural styðið studduð styðið styddið
3rd person plural styðja studdu 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

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “styðja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 414; also available at the Internet Archive