valda

See also: Valda

Estonian

Noun

valda

1. partitive singular of vald
2. illative singular of vald

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative olli, supine valdið)

1. (governs dative) to cause
2. (governs accusative) to be able to do (something), to manage to do (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of valda

Active voice (germynd)		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative (framsöguháttur)	present (nútið)	veld	veldur	veldur	völdum	valdið	valda
	past (þátíð)	olli	ollir	olli	ollum	olluð	ollu
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)	present (nútið)	valdi	valdir	valdi	völdum	valdið	valdi
	past (þátíð)	ylli	yllir	ylli	yllum	ylluð	yllu
infinitive (nafnháttur)		valda
imperatives (boðhættir)		active (germynd)			reflexive (miðmynd)
	singular (+ þú)	—			—
	plural (+ þið)	—			—
shortened (stýfður)		—
past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)		—
supine (sagnbót)		active (germynd)			reflexive (miðmynd)
		valdið			—

Etymology 2

Verb

valda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdaði, supine valdað)

1. (chess) to protect a chess piece

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Noun

valda

1. might, power

Latvian

Verb

valda

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of valdīt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of valdīt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of valdīt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

valda (present tense valdar, past tense valda, past participle valda, passive infinitive valdast, present participle valdande, imperative valda/vald)

1. alternative form of valde

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑl.dɑ/

Noun

valda n

1. definite plural of vald

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda

1. (transitive, with dative) to wield (e.g. a sword)
2. to rule over
3. to cause, be the cause of

Conjugation

Conjugation of valda — active (irregular, strong)

infinitive	valda
present participle	valdandi
past participle	valdinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	veld	olla
2nd-person singular	veldr	ollir
3rd-person singular	veldr	olli
1st-person plural	vǫldum	ollum
2nd-person plural	valdið	olluð
3rd-person plural	valda	ollu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	vald	ylla
2nd-person singular	valdir	yllir
3rd-person singular	valdi	ylli
1st-person plural	valdim	yllim
2nd-person plural	valdið	yllið
3rd-person plural	valdi	ylli
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	vald
1st-person plural	vǫldum
2nd-person plural	valdið

Conjugation of valda — mediopassive (irregular, strong)

infinitive	valdask
present participle	valdandisk
past participle	valdizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	vǫldumk	ollumk
2nd-person singular	velzk	ollisk
3rd-person singular	velzk	ollisk
1st-person plural	vǫldumsk	ollumsk
2nd-person plural	valdizk	olluzk
3rd-person plural	valdisk	ollusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	vǫldumk	yllumk
2nd-person singular	valdisk	yllisk
3rd-person singular	valdisk	yllisk
1st-person plural	valdimsk	yllimsk
2nd-person plural	valdizk	yllizk
3rd-person plural	valdisk	yllisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	valzk
1st-person plural	vǫldumsk
2nd-person plural	valdizk

Related terms

• valdr

Descendants

• Icelandic: valda
• Faroese: valda
• Norwegian: valda
• Elfdalian: uolda
• Old Swedish: valda, valla, volda
  • Swedish: vålla
• Old Danish: waldæ
  • Danish: volde
• Old Gutnish: walda
  • Gutnish: valde

References

• “valda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• volda, valla

Etymology

From Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

valda

1. to rule
2. to rid
3. to cause

Conjugation

Conjugation of valda (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	valda			—
participle	valdandi, valdande			valdin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	valder	valdi, valde	—	valt, ulti	ulti, ulte
þū	valder	valdi, valde	*valt	*valst, ulti	ulti, ulte
han	valder	valdi, valde	—	valt, ulti	ulti, ulte
vīr	valdum, valdom	valdum, valdom	valdum, valdom	ultum, ultom	ultum, ultom
īr	valdin	valdin	valdin	ultin	ultin
þēr	valda	valdin	—	ultu, ulto	ultin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: vålla

Swedish

Adjective

valda

1. inflection of vald:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Anagrams

• dvala