blæða

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blœða, from Proto-Germanic *blōþijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈplaiːða]
    Rhymes: -aiːða

Verb

blæða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blæddi, supine blætt)

  1. (impersonal, dative object) to bleed
    Henni blæddi út.
    She bled to death.
    Mér blæðir.
    I am bleeding.
  2. (intransitive) to pay, to pay through the nose syn.
    Hann mátti blæða.
    He had to pay through the nose.
    Ég skal blæða á þig kaffi.
    I'll buy you some coffee.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • blæða á einhvern (to spend money on somebody)
  • blæða út (to bleed to death)
  • mér blæðir (I'm bleeding)

Derived terms

Synonyms

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