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velja

velja

Faroese

Verb

velja (third person singular past indicative valdi, third person plural past indicative valdu, supine valt)

  1. to choose
  2. to elect

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse velja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛlja/
    Rhymes: -ɛlja

Verb

velja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdi, supine valið)

  1. to choose, to select

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • útvelja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse velja.

Verb

velja (present tense vel, past tense valde, past participle valt, passive infinitive veljast, present participle veljande, imperative vel)

  1. choose, pick
    Kva for ein vel du?
    Which one do you choose?
  2. elect
    Om hausten valde dei eit nytt parlament.
    In the autumn, they elected a new parlament.

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