kveða

Icelandic

/ˈkʰvɛːða/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • to say
  • to recite, to sing, to chant
  • to compose, to write (a verse or song)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kveða inherited from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (say) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (pitch, say, resin, speak, swelling, a swelling).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷet-

Gloss

pitch, say, resin, speak, swelling, a swelling

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

話

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