/ˈveiːta/
UppruniFrom Old Norse veita (“to grant, give”), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (“to let know, show”, causative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”)), from Proto-Indo-European *woyd-éye-ti (“to let see, show”, causative), derived from the root Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to catch sight of”). Closely related to Old Frisian wēta (“to claim, testify”) and Old High German weizen (“to show, prove”).
- weakto grant, to offer
“Hún veitti mér verðlaun.” — She gave me an award.
- weakto pipe water
- impersonal, weakused in set phrases
Beygingarveitti(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · veitt(supine) · veittur(masculine, nominative, singular) · veitt(feminine, nominative, singular) · veitt(neuter, nominative, singular) · veittir(masculine, nominative, plural) · veittar(feminine, nominative, plural) · veitt(neuter, nominative, plural) · veittan(accusative, masculine, singular) · veitta(accusative, feminine, singular) · veitt(accusative, neuter, singular) · veitta(accusative, masculine, plural) · veittar(accusative, feminine, plural) · veitt(accusative, neuter, plural) · veittum(dative, masculine, singular) · veittri(dative, feminine, singular) · veittu(dative, neuter, singular) · veittum(dative, masculine, plural) · veittum(dative, feminine, plural) · veittum(dative, neuter, plural)