þrjóta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic *uzþreutaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrjouːta/
    Rhymes: -ouːta

Verb

þrjóta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative þraut, third-person plural past indicative non-existent, supine þrotið)

  1. to dwindle, be used up, exhausted, spent
  2. (impersonal, with accusative) to be at an end
  3. (impersonal, with accusative) to become exhausted (be unable to continue, having spent one’s energy, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • þrjóta erindið (to give up from exhaustion)
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