Etymology

From til- +‎ heyraCategory:Icelandic terms prefixed with til-#HEYRA.

Verb

tilheyra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tilheyrði, supine tilheyrt)Category:Icelandic lemmas#TILHEYRACategory:Icelandic verbs#TILHEYRACategory:Icelandic weak verbs#TILHEYRACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#TILHEYRACategory:Pages with entries#TILHEYRACategory:Pages with 1 entry#TILHEYRA

1. to belong (to someone/something)

   hálsmen tilheyrði eitt sinn greifynju.

   This necklace once belonged to a countess.

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2. to be part (of something) (this usage gives the notion that it is an indispensable part)

   Það tilheyrir giftingarathöfninni að brúðhjónin kyssist.

   It is [a traditional/indespensable] part of the wedding ceremony that the couple kiss.

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Further reading

• “tilheyra” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)