segja

Etymology
From, from , ultimately from.

Verb

 * 1)  to say, to tell
 * 2) * Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)
 * Heyr, einhver segir: "Kalla þú!" Og ég svara: "Hvað skal ég kalla?" "Allt hold er gras og allur yndisleikur þess sem blóm vallarins. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, þegar Drottinn andar á þau. Sannlega, mennirnir eru gras. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, en orð Guðs vors stendur stöðugt eilíflega."
 * A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."
 * Ég segi söguna á eftir.
 * I'll tell the story later.

Usage notes
This verb is cognate with English say, but is sometimes used in places where tell or speak would be used in English, such as:

Etymology
From, from , ultimately from. Akin to 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to say, tell;

Etymology
From, ultimately from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to say, tell, declare