étið

ýtið is an Icelandic verb form, specifically the second-person plural imperative of the verb ýta, which means to push or thrust. It is used to command a group of people to push something. The base verb is ýta, and the corresponding past participle is ýtt, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (for example, ég hef ýtt = I have pushed).

The verb ýta belongs to the North Germanic language family and derives from Old Norse ýta. It is closely related to cognate verbs in other Nordic languages that carry a similar sense of applying force or exertion to move something.

In Icelandic, ýta is a transitive verb that typically takes a direct object. The imperative form ýtið is common in contexts such as instructions, manual tasks, sports, or situations where a group is instructed to apply force to move or push an object. Like other Icelandic verbs, its forms vary by person and number across tenses, but ýtið remains the standard form used when addressing a group in the imperative mood.

Usage notes emphasize that ýtið functions as a command rather than a description. The word does not have a separate noun form in ordinary usage, and it is primarily encountered in imperative constructions or in reported speech when describing someone telling others to push. See also ýta, the infinitive form, and general discussions of Icelandic verbs and imperative mood.