Meaning of -u | Babel Free

Definitions

1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of -a f (most weak feminine nouns)
   accusative, dative, form-of, genitive, indefinite, morpheme, singular
2. third-person plural past indicative/subjunctive of -a (strong verbs)
   form-of, indicative, morpheme, past, plural, subjunctive, third-person
3. infinitive ending of two (preterite-present) modal verbs
   morpheme
4. indefinite accusative and dative singular ending of some strong feminine nouns, especially those that end in -ing and female personal names
   morpheme
5. indefinite accusative plural of -ur m (some strong masculine nouns); alternative form of (regular) -i
   archaic, literary, morpheme
6. sonur (“son”) + -u → sonu (“sons”) (archaic or literary form of regular syni)
   archaic, literary, morpheme
7. dative singular neuter strong
   dative, form-of, morpheme, neuter, singular, strong
8. nótt (“night”) + -u → nóttu (petrified dative form of regular nótt)
   morpheme
9. vegur (“road, way”) + -u → vegu (“roads, ways”) (petrified form of regular vegi)
   archaic, literary, morpheme
10. accusative/dative/genitive singular feminine weak
    accusative, dative, feminine, form-of, genitive, morpheme, singular, weak
11. sól (“sun”) + -u → sólu (rare)
    morpheme
12. skjöldur (“shield”) + -u → skjöldu (“shields”) (petrified form of regular skildi)
    archaic, literary, morpheme
13. plural weak
    form-of, morpheme, plural, weak
14. stigur (“path”) + -u → stigu (“paths”) (alternative forms of regular stígur and accusative plural stíga)
    archaic, literary, morpheme

Examples

“kona (“woman”) + -u → konu”

“taska (“bag”) + -u → tösku”

“góður (“good”) + -u → góðu”

“latur (“lazy”) + -u → lötu”

“fara (“to go”) + -u → fóru (“(they) went”, past indicative)”

“fara (“to go”) + -u → færu (“(they) would go”, past subjunctive; with i-mutation)”

“mun- (“will”, stem) + -u → munu (infinitive)”

“skal- (“shall”, stem) + -u → skulu (infinitive)”

“kerling (“old woman”) + -u → kerlingu”

“Elísabet + -u → Elísabetu”

“Danmörk (“Denmark”) + -u → Danmörku”

“sundrung (“discord”) + -u → sundrungu (optional form)”

“að nóttu til”

at night

“í nóttunni”

at night

“fram eftir nóttu”

(deep) into the night

“eins og dögg fyrir sólu”

like snow in the sun

“Kallaði hann þá á sonu sína.”

He then called to his sons.

“Þau Steinunn Þórðardóttir og Sveinbjörn Bárðarson áttu fimm dætur og tvo sonu.”

Steinunn Þórðardóttir and Sveinbjörn Bárðarson had five daughters and two sons.

“á tvo/marga/ýmsa vegu”

in two/many/various ways

“á þrjá vegu”

on three sides

“ganga fram fyrir skjöldu”

to take control

“koma (einhverjum) í opna skjöldu”

to take by surprise

“kanna ókunna stigu”

to tread new paths

“stemma stigu við (einhverju)”

to put a stop to (something)

CEFR level