hvíla

hvíla

See also: hvila

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.

Noun

hvíla f (genitive singular hvílu, plural hvílur)

1. (poetic) bed
2. rest

Declension

Declension of hvíla
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvíla	hvílan	hvílur	hvílurnar
accusative	hvílu	hvíluna	hvílur	hvílurnar
dative	hvílu	hvíluni	hvílum	hvílunum
genitive	hvílu	hvílunnar	hvíla	hvílanna

Verb

hvíla (third person singular past indicative hvíldi, third person plural past indicative hvílt, supine hvílt)

1. to rest

Conjugation

   Conjugation of hvíla

v-1
infinitive	hvíla
present participle	hvílandi
past participle a7	hvíldur
supine	hvílt
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	hvíli	hvílir	hvílir	hvíla
past	hvíldi	hvíldi	hvíldi	hvíldu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	hvíl!	—	hvílið!

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰviːla/
• Rhymes: -iːla

Noun

hvíla f (genitive singular hvílu, nominative plural hvílan)

1. (dated) bed

Declension

declension of hvíla

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvíla	hvílan	hvílur	hvílurnar
accusative	hvílu	hvíluna	hvílur	hvílurnar
dative	hvílu	hvílunni	hvílum	hvílunum
genitive	hvílu	hvílunnar	hvíla	hvílanna

Verb

hvíla

1. (with accusative) to rest, especially resting or sleeping in a bed

   Hér hvílir Jóhannes.

   Here rests Johannes.

2. (with accusative) to lie, to sleep

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hvíla hjá
• hvíla sig

• hvílast
• hvíla þungt á

See also

• Danish: her hviler