tilheyra
Icelandic
Etymology
From til- + heyra.
Verb
tilheyra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tilheyrði, supine tilheyrt)
- to belong (to someone/something)
- hálsmen tilheyrði eitt sinn greifynju.
- This necklace once belonged to a countess.
- to be part (of something) (this usage gives the notion that it is an indispensable part)
- Það tilheyrir giftingarathöfninni að brúðhjónin kyssist.
- It is [a traditional/indespensable] part of the wedding ceremony that the couple kiss.
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “tilheyra” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)