þekja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þekja, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɛːca/
    Rhymes: -ɛːca

Verb

þekja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þakti, supine þakið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to cover
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to roof, thatch

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Noun

þekja f (genitive singular þekju, nominative plural þekjur)

  1. roof, cover

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, whence also Old English þeċċean, Old Saxon thekkian, Old High German decchen.

Verb

þekja (singular past indicative þakti, plural past indicative þǫktu, past participle þakiðr or þaktr)

  1. to cover, thatch

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þekja
  • Faroese: tekja
  • Norwegian: tekkja
  • Old Swedish: þækkia
  • Danish: tække
  • Gutnish: täkke, täkk'
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