þvo

þvo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θvɔː/

  Rhymes: -ɔː

Verb

þvo (mixed conjugation, third person singular past indicative þvoði, supine þvegið, third person past subjunctive þvægi)

1. to wash, to do (laundry)

   Að þvo þvott.

   Doing laundry.

Usage notes

• Þvo is the only verb in Icelandic which ends in an -o.