"kveða" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkʰvɛːða/
Rhymes: -ɛːða Etymology: From Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-. Etymology templates: {{root|is|ine-pro|*gʷet-|id=say}}, {{inh|is|non|kveða}} Old Norse kveða, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*kweþaną}} Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, {{der|is|ine-pro|*gʷet-|id=say}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- Head templates: {{head|is|verb|strong verb||third-person singular past indicative|kvað|third-person plural past indicative|kváðu|supine|kveðið|cat2=strong verbs|head=}} kveða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kvað, third-person plural past indicative kváðu, supine kveðið) Forms: kvað [indicative, past, singular, third-person], kváðu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], kveðið [supine], no-table-tags [table-tags], að kveða [infinitive], kveðið [supine], kveðandi [participle, present], kveð [indicative, present, singular], kveðum [indicative, present, singular], kveður [indicative, present, singular, third-person], kveðið [indicative, plural, present], kveður [indicative, plural, present], kveða [indicative, plural, present, third-person], kvað [indicative, past, singular], kváðum [indicative, past, singular], kvaðst [indicative, past, singular, third-person], kváðuð [indicative, past, plural], kvað [indicative, past, plural], kváðu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], kveði [present, singular, subjunctive], kveðum [present, singular, subjunctive], kveðir [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], kveðið [plural, present, subjunctive], kveði [plural, present, subjunctive], kveði [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], kvæði [past, singular, subjunctive], kvæðum [past, singular, subjunctive], kvæðir [past, singular, subjunctive, third-person], kvæðuð [past, plural, subjunctive], kvæði [past, plural, subjunctive], kvæðu [past, plural, subjunctive, third-person], kveð [past, singular], kveðið [past, plural], kveddu [past, pronoun-included, singular], kveðiði [past, plural, pronoun-included], no-table-tags [table-tags], að kveðast [infinitive], kveðist [supine], kveðandist [participle, present], kveðst [indicative, present, singular], kveðumst [indicative, present, singular], kveðst [indicative, present, singular, third-person], kveðist [indicative, plural, present], kveðst [indicative, plural, present], kveðast [indicative, plural, present, third-person], kvaðst [indicative, past, singular], kváðumst [indicative, past, singular], kvaðst [indicative, past, singular, third-person], kváðust [indicative, past, plural], kvaðst [indicative, past, plural], kváðust [indicative, past, plural, third-person], kveðist [present, singular, subjunctive], kveðumst [present, singular, subjunctive], kveðist [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], kveðist [plural, present, subjunctive], kveðist [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], kvæðist [past, singular, subjunctive], kvæðumst [past, singular, subjunctive], kvæðist [past, singular, subjunctive, third-person], kvæðust [past, plural, subjunctive], kvæðist [past, plural, subjunctive], kvæðust [past, plural, subjunctive, third-person], kveðst [past, singular], kveðist [past, plural], kveðstu [past, pronoun-included, singular], kveðisti [past, plural, pronoun-included], no-table-tags [table-tags], kveðinn [masculine, nominative, singular], kveðin [feminine, nominative, singular], kveðið [neuter, nominative, singular], kveðnir [masculine, nominative, plural], kveðnar [feminine, nominative, plural], kveðin [neuter, nominative, plural], kveðinn [accusative, masculine, singular], kveðna [accusative, feminine, singular], kveðið [accusative, neuter, singular], kveðna [accusative, masculine, plural], kveðnar [accusative, feminine, plural], kveðin [accusative, neuter, plural], kveðnum [dative, masculine, singular], kveðinni [dative, feminine, singular], kveðnu [dative, neuter, singular], kveðnum [dative, masculine, plural], kveðnum [dative, feminine, plural], kveðnum [dative, neuter, plural], kveðins [genitive, masculine, singular], kveðinnar [feminine, genitive, singular], kveðins [genitive, neuter, singular], kveðinna [genitive, masculine, plural], kveðinna [feminine, genitive, plural], kveðinna [genitive, neuter, plural], kveðni [masculine, nominative, singular], kveðna [feminine, nominative, singular], kveðna [neuter, nominative, singular], kveðnu [masculine, nominative, plural], kveðnu [feminine, nominative, plural], kveðnu [neuter, nominative, plural], kveðna [accusative, masculine, singular], kveðnu [accusative, feminine, singular], kveðna [accusative, neuter, singular], kveðnu [accusative, masculine, plural], kveðnu [accusative, feminine, plural], kveðnu [accusative, neuter, plural], kveðna [dative, masculine, singular], kveðnu [dative, feminine, singular], kveðna [dative, neuter, singular], kveðnu [dative, masculine, plural], kveðnu [dative, feminine, plural], kveðnu [dative, neuter, plural], kveðna [genitive, masculine, singular], kveðnu [feminine, genitive, singular], kveðna [genitive, neuter, singular], kveðnu [genitive, masculine, plural], kveðnu [feminine, genitive, plural], kveðnu [genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. to say Tags: strong, verb Synonyms: segja
    Sense id: en-kveða-is-verb-KlHIAFBs
  2. to recite, to sing, to chant Tags: strong, verb Synonyms: syngja
    Sense id: en-kveða-is-verb-8Bu6oJW9 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic links with redundant alt parameters, Icelandic links with redundant wikilinks, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 12 55 33 Disambiguation of Icelandic links with redundant alt parameters: 8 70 22 Disambiguation of Icelandic links with redundant wikilinks: 8 70 22 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 4 55 12 4 4 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 31 16 12 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 31 16 12 12 17
  3. to compose, to write (a verse or song) Tags: strong, verb Synonyms: yrkja
    Sense id: en-kveða-is-verb-gzGzAUM~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kveða við (english: to resound), kveða upp dóm (english: to pass sentence), ákveða (english: to decide)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to resound",
      "word": "kveða við"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to pass sentence",
      "word": "kveða upp dóm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to decide",
      "word": "ákveða"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʷet-",
        "id": "say"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kveða"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kveða",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kweþaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kweþaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʷet-",
        "id": "say"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kvað",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváðu",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðið",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "að kveða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðandi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveð",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveður",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveður",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvað",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváðum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvaðst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváðuð",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvað",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðuð",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveð",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveddu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "pronoun-included",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðiði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "pronoun-included"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "að kveðast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðandist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðumst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvaðst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváðumst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvaðst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváðust",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvaðst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kváðust",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðumst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðumst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðust",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kvæðust",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðstu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "pronoun-included",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðisti",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "pronoun-included"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kveðnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "10": "kveðið",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "strong verb",
        "4": "",
        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
        "6": "kvað",
        "7": "third-person plural past indicative",
        "8": "kváðu",
        "9": "supine",
        "cat2": "strong verbs",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kveða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kvað, third-person plural past indicative kváðu, supine kveðið)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to say"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "segja"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to recite, to sing, to chant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "recite",
          "recite"
        ],
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ],
        [
          "chant",
          "chant"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "syngja"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to compose, to write (a verse or song)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "compose",
          "compose"
        ],
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "yrkja"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰvɛːða/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛːða"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kveða"
}

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