stoða

Icelandic

FWOTD – 30 July 2015

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɔːða/
Rhymes: -ɔːða

Verb

stoða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stoðaði, supine stoðað)

(impersonal, takes the accusative) to be of any use ^syn.
- Markúsarguðspjall 8 (English version)
  Hvað stoðar það manninn að eignast allan heiminn, en fyrirgjöra sálu sinni?
  What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
Það stoðar ekki neitt.
It is no use.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

(to be of use):^def. gagna, þýða, hjálpa, koma að gagni, (archaic) stétta

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