veiði
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See also: veidi
Etymology
From Old Norse veiði, from Proto-Germanic *waiþiz or *waiþō.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
veiði f (genitive singular veiði or veiðar, nominative plural veiðar)
- catch (that which is caught)
- (hunting) bag, game
- Synonym: veidd dýr
- (in the plural) hunting, fishing
- Synonym: það að veiða
- veiðar með fálkum ― falconry
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- fara á veiðar (to go hunting, to go fishing)
- fálkaveiðar (falconry)
Related terms
- veiða (“to hunt”)
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 1114. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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