"vera þrándur í götu" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

Forms: var þrándur í götu [indicative, past, singular, third-person], voru þrándur í götu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], verið þrándur í götu [supine]
Etymology: From Þrándur í Götu a character from Færeyinga Saga, from vera (“to be”) and þrándur or Þrándur and í (“in”) and götu (“in a street”), the dative singular of gata (“a street, a path, a way”) or Gøtu (the village in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands). Head templates: {{head|is|verb|strong verb||third-person singular past indicative|var þrándur í götu|third-person plural past indicative|voru þrándur í götu|supine|verið þrándur í götu|cat2=strong verbs|head=}} vera þrándur í götu (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative var þrándur í götu, third-person plural past indicative voru þrándur í götu, supine verið þrándur í götu)
  1. (idiomatic) to be an obstacle to someone [with accusative or dative ‘to someone’] Wikipedia link: en:Færeyinga saga, is:Færeyinga saga Tags: idiomatic, strong, verb Synonyms: standa í vegi fyrir einhverjum, vera einhverjum hindrun, vera einhverjum Þrándur í Götu Related terms: leggja stein í götu einhvers
    Sense id: en-vera_þrándur_í_götu-is-verb-NfJg1doi Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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