hljóta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hljóta, from Proto-Germanic *hleutaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̥jouːta/
  • Rhymes: -ouːta

Verb

hljóta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hlaut, third-person plural past indicative hlutu, supine hlotið)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to obtain, to get, to receive, to draw, to take
    Ég hlýt bílinn í aðalverðlaun.
    I get the car for first prize.
    Hún hlaut styrk til háskólanáms.
    She received a scholarship to a university.
  2. (auxiliary, transitive, governs the accusative) to must, to have to, to be bound to syn.
    Hann hlýtur að vera kominn — hann er aldrei seinn.
    He must be here already—he's never late.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • hljóta slæma útreið (to get a bashing, to get clobbered)
  • hljótast (reflexive)
  • hljótast af einhverju (to be caused by something)

See also

  • koma í hlut

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hleutaną, whence also Old English hlēotan, Old Saxon hliotan, Old High German hliozan.

Verb

hljóta

  1. to get by lot, have allotted to oneself

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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