fǿða
See also: foeda and föda
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- fœða – alternative spelling
- fæða – Iceland only
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną (“to feed, give birth”). Cognate with Old English fēdan, Old Frisian fēda, Old Saxon fōdian, Old High German fuotan, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fōdjan).
Verb
fǿða (singular past indicative fǿddi, plural past indicative fǿddu, past participle fǿddr)
- to feed, nourish, give food
- to rear, bring up
- to give birth to
Conjugation
Conjugation of fǿða — active (weak class 1)
| infinitive | fǿða | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | fǿðandi | |
| past participle | fǿddr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fǿði | fǿdda |
| 2nd-person singular | fǿðir | fǿddir |
| 3rd-person singular | fǿðir | fǿddi |
| 1st-person plural | fǿðum | fǿddum |
| 2nd-person plural | fǿðið | fǿdduð |
| 3rd-person plural | fǿða | fǿddu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fǿða | fǿdda |
| 2nd-person singular | fǿðir | fǿddir |
| 3rd-person singular | fǿði | fǿddi |
| 1st-person plural | fǿðim | fǿddim |
| 2nd-person plural | fǿðið | fǿddið |
| 3rd-person plural | fǿði | fǿddi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | fǿð, fǿði | |
| 1st-person plural | fǿðum | |
| 2nd-person plural | fǿðið | |
Conjugation of fǿða — mediopassive (weak class 1)
| infinitive | fǿðask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | fǿðandisk | |
| past participle | fǿðzk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fǿðumk | fǿddumk |
| 2nd-person singular | fǿðisk | fǿddisk |
| 3rd-person singular | fǿðisk | fǿddisk |
| 1st-person plural | fǿðumsk | fǿddumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | fǿðizk | fǿdduzk |
| 3rd-person plural | fǿðask | fǿddusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fǿðumk | fǿddumk |
| 2nd-person singular | fǿðisk | fǿddisk |
| 3rd-person singular | fǿðisk | fǿddisk |
| 1st-person plural | fǿðimsk | fǿddimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | fǿðizk | fǿddizk |
| 3rd-person plural | fǿðisk | fǿddisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | fǿðsk, fǿðisk | |
| 1st-person plural | fǿðumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | fǿðizk | |
Descendants
- Icelandic: fæða
- Faroese: føða
- Norwegian: føde
- Old Swedish: fø̄þa
- Swedish: föda
- Old Danish: føthæ
- Danish: føde
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *fōdô (“food, nourishment”). Cognate with Old English fōda.
Noun
fǿða f (genitive fǿðu)
- (uncountable, in the singular) food
Declension
Declension of fǿða (weak ōn-stem, singular only)
| feminine | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fǿða | fǿðan |
| accusative | fǿðu | fǿðuna |
| dative | fǿðu | fǿðunni |
| genitive | fǿðu | fǿðunnar |
Descendants
- Icelandic: fæða f, fæði n
- Faroese: føði f
- Norwegian: føde f
- Swedish: föda c
- Danish: føde c