við

See also: vid, vith, viď, vid., and víð

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [viː]
  • Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse við.

Preposition

við

  1. (with accusative or with dative) with
  2. (with accusative) beside, near
  3. (with accusative) in
Antonyms

Etymology 2

See viður.

Noun

við

  1. accusative singular of viður

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪð/, [vɪːð]
  • Rhymes: -ɪːð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vit, the first-person dual personal pronoun; the plural was vér.

Pronoun

við

  1. (personal pronoun) we, nominative plural form of the personal pronoun ég (“I”)
    Við erum vinir. ― We are friends.
Declension
  Icelandic personal pronouns
Icelandic personal pronouns
singular first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative ég, eg†, ek† þú hann hún, hon†, hón† það, þat†
accusative mig, mik† þig, þik† hann hana það, þat†
dative mér þér honum, hánum† henni því
genitive mín þín hans hennar þess
plural first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative við þið, þit† þeir þær þau
accusative okkur ykkur þá þær þau
dative okkur ykkur þeim þeim þeim
genitive okkar ykkar þeirra þeirra þeirra
Derived terms
  • eins og við gerðum ráð fyrir

Etymology 2

From Old Norse við.

Preposition

við

  1. (with accusative) beside, near, next to
    Ég stend við vegginn. ― I'm standing next to the wall.
  2. (with accusative, idiomatic, between people) with, to
Derived terms

Old Norse

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɪð/, [wɪð]
  • Rhymes: -ɪð

Etymology 1

Pronoun

við f (genitive viðjar, plural viðjar)

  1. withy, withe; collar
    viðjar af gulli
    collars of gold

Descendants

Etymology 2

Preposition

við

  1. against, towards, along with, with, among, for

Descendants
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