man

I, he, she, it will / may

first/third-person singular present of munna


ver

vera (infinitive)
verið (supine)
verandi (participle)
eri (first-person present singular)
var (first-person past singular)
ert (present second-person singular)
vart (past second-person singular)
er (present singular third-person)
var (past singular third-person)
eru (plural present)
vóru (past plural)
ver! (imperative present singular)
verið! (imperative plural present)

kom og ver hjá mær


fella

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fella (third person singular past indicative feldi, third person plural past indicative feldu, supine felt)

feldi (indicative past singular third-person)
feldu (indicative past plural third-person)
felt (supine)
fella (infinitive)
felt (supine)
fellandi (participle)
feldur (participle)
felli (first-person present singular)
feldi (first-person past singular)
fellir (present second-person singular)
feldi (past second-person singular)
fellir (present singular third-person)
feldi (past singular third-person)
fella (plural present)
feldu (past plural)
fella! (imperative present singular)
fellið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Causative of falla (“to fall”).


itu

first/second/third-person plural past of eita


tiga

tiga (third person singular past indicative tagdi, third person plural past indicative tagt, supine tagt)

tagdi (indicative past singular third-person)
tagt (indicative past plural third-person)
tagt (supine)
tiga (infinitive)
tagt (supine)
tigandi (participle)
tagdur (participle)
tigi (first-person present singular)
tagdi (first-person past singular)
tigur (present second-person singular)
tagdi (past second-person singular)
tigur (present singular third-person)
tagdi (past singular third-person)
tiga (plural present)
tagdu (past plural)
tig! (imperative present singular)
tigið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak-, *tHk-. Cognate with Danish tie, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þahan), Old High German dagēn, Latin taceō.


ber

inflection of bera:
third-person singular present

inflection of bera:
second-person singular imperative


er

Hann er skipari.

Hon er úr Føroyum.

Tað er í ordan.

third-person singular indicative present of vera


skein

shone, singular past of skína (to shine)


las

first-person plural past indicative of lesa

third-person plural past indicative of lesa


eta

eta (third person singular past indicative át, third person plural past indicative ótu, supine etið)

át (indicative past singular third-person)
ótu (indicative past plural third-person)
etið (supine)
eta (infinitive)
etið (supine)
etandi (participle)
etin (participle)
eti (first-person present singular)
át (first-person past singular)
etur (present second-person singular)
átst (past second-person singular)
etur (present singular third-person)
át (past singular third-person)
eta (plural present)
ótu (past plural)
et! (imperative present singular)
etið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.


mega

mega (infinitive)
muga (infinitive)
má (first-person present singular)
mátti (first-person past singular)
mást (present second-person singular)
mátti (past second-person singular)
má (present singular third-person)
mátti (past singular third-person)
mugu (plural present)
mega (plural present)
máttu (past plural)

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.


bar

hetta bar ikki til

first/third-person singular past of bera


kava

kava (third person singular past indicative kavaði, third person plural past indicative kavaðu, supine kavað)

kavaði (indicative past singular third-person)
kavaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
kavað (supine)
kava (infinitive)
kavað (supine)
kavandi (participle)
kavaður (participle)
kavi (first-person present singular)
kavaði (first-person past singular)
kavar (present second-person singular)
kavaði (past second-person singular)
kavar (present singular third-person)
kavaði (past singular third-person)
kava (plural present)
kavaðu (past plural)
kava! (imperative present singular)
kavið! (imperative plural present)


vita

vita (third person singular past indicative visti, third person plural past indicative vistu, supine vitað)

visti (indicative past singular third-person)
vistu (indicative past plural third-person)
vitað (supine)
vita (infinitive)
vitað (supine)
veit (first-person present singular)
visti (first-person past singular)
veitst (present second-person singular)
visti (past second-person singular)
veit (present singular third-person)
visti (past singular third-person)
vita (plural present)
vistu (past plural)

From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).


kom

hann kom aftur

hann kom, sá og sigraði
veni, vidi, vici (Julius Caesar)

first/third-person singular past of koma

góða mamma, kom nú og set teg her hjá mær!


kukka

kukka (third person singular past indicative kukkaði, third person plural past indicative kukkað, supine kukkað)

kukkaði (indicative past singular third-person)
kukkað (indicative past plural third-person)
kukkað (supine)
kukka (infinitive)
kukkað (supine)
kukkandi (participle)
kukkaður (participle)
kukki (first-person present singular)
kukkaði (first-person past singular)
kukkar (present second-person singular)
kukkaði (past second-person singular)
kukkar (present singular third-person)
kukkaði (past singular third-person)
kukka (plural present)
kukkaðu (past plural)
kukka! (imperative present singular)
kukkið! (imperative plural present)


anda

anda (third person singular past indicative andaði, third person plural past indicative andaðu, supine andað)

andaði (indicative past singular third-person)
andaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
andað (supine)
anda (infinitive)
andað (supine)
andandi (participle)
andaður (participle)
andi (first-person present singular)
andaði (first-person past singular)
andar (present second-person singular)
andaði (past second-person singular)
andar (present singular third-person)
andaði (past singular third-person)
anda (plural present)
andaðu (past plural)
anda! (imperative present singular)
andið! (imperative plural present)


vera

vera (third person singular past indicative var, third person plural past indicative vóru, supine verið)

var (indicative past singular third-person)
vóru (indicative past plural third-person)
verið (supine)
vera (infinitive)
verið (supine)
verandi (participle)
eri (first-person present singular)
var (first-person past singular)
ert (present second-person singular)
vart (past second-person singular)
er (present singular third-person)
var (past singular third-person)
eru (plural present)
vóru (past plural)
ver! (imperative present singular)
verið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse vera (“to be”), from vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- and *h₂wes-.

(transitive, intransitive, takes nominative adjectives or nouns) to be


sova

sova (third person singular past indicative svav, third person plural past indicative svóvu, supine sovið)

svav (indicative past singular third-person)
svóvu (indicative past plural third-person)
sovið (supine)
sova (infinitive)
sovið (supine)
sovandi (participle)
sovi (first-person present singular)
svav (first-person past singular)
svevur (present second-person singular)
svavst (past second-person singular)
svevur (present singular third-person)
svav (past singular third-person)
sova (plural present)
svóvu (past plural)
sov! (imperative present singular)
sovið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.


toga

toga (third person singular past indicative togaði, third person plural past indicative togaðu, supine togað)

togaði (indicative past singular third-person)
togaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
togað (supine)
toga (infinitive)
togað (supine)
togandi (participle)
togaður (participle)
togi (first-person present singular)
togaði (first-person past singular)
togar (present second-person singular)
togaði (past second-person singular)
togar (present singular third-person)
togaði (past singular third-person)
toga (plural present)
togaðu (past plural)
toga! (imperative present singular)
togið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse toga, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną; cognate with English tow.


ala

ala (third person singular past indicative ól, third person plural past indicative ólu, supine alið)

ól (indicative past singular third-person)
ólu (indicative past plural third-person)
alið (supine)
ala (infinitive)
alið (supine)
alandi (participle)
alin (participle)
ali (first-person present singular)
ól (first-person past singular)
elur (present second-person singular)
ól (past second-person singular)
ólst (past second-person singular)
elur (present singular third-person)
ól (past singular third-person)
ala (plural present)
ólu (past plural)
al! (imperative present singular)
alið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).


terra

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terra (third person singular past indicative terraði, third person plural past indicative terraðu, supine terrað)

terraði (indicative past singular third-person)
terraðu (indicative past plural third-person)
terrað (supine)
terra (infinitive)
terrað (supine)
terrandi (participle)
terraður (participle)
terri (first-person present singular)
terraði (first-person past singular)
terrar (present second-person singular)
terraði (past second-person singular)
terrar (present singular third-person)
terraði (past singular third-person)
terra (plural present)
terraðu (past plural)
terra! (imperative present singular)
terrið! (imperative plural present)


bana

bana (third person singular past indicative banaði, third person plural past indicative banaðu, supine banað)

banaði (indicative past singular third-person)
banaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
banað (supine)
bana (infinitive)
banað (supine)
banandi (participle)
banaður (participle)
bani (first-person present singular)
banaði (first-person past singular)
banar (present second-person singular)
banaði (past second-person singular)
banar (present singular third-person)
banaði (past singular third-person)
bana (plural present)
banaðu (past plural)
bana! (imperative present singular)
banið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse bana, from Proto-Germanic *banōną.


tora

tora (third person singular past indicative tordi, third person plural past indicative tordu, supine torað, tort)

tordi (indicative past singular third-person)
tordu (indicative past plural third-person)
torað (supine)
tort (supine)
tora (infinitive)
torað (supine)
tort (supine)
torandi (participle)
toraður (participle)
tordur (participle)
tori (first-person present singular)
tordi (first-person past singular)
torir (present second-person singular)
tordi (past second-person singular)
torir (present singular third-person)
tordi (past singular third-person)
tora (plural present)
tordu (past plural)
tora! (imperative present singular)
torið! (imperative plural present)


ali

indicative first-person singular present of ala


vara

vara (third person singular past indicative vardi, third person plural past indicative vart, supine vart)

vardi (indicative past singular third-person)
vart (indicative past plural third-person)
vart (supine)
vara (infinitive)
vart (supine)
varandi (participle)
vardur (participle)
vari (first-person present singular)
vardi (first-person past singular)
varir (present second-person singular)
vardi (past second-person singular)
varir (present singular third-person)
vardi (past singular third-person)
vara (plural present)
vardu (past plural)
var! (imperative present singular)
varið! (imperative plural present)


saga

saga (third person singular past indicative sagaði, third person plural past indicative sagaðu, supine sagað)

sagaði (indicative past singular third-person)
sagaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
sagað (supine)
saga (infinitive)
sagað (supine)
sagandi (participle)
sagaður (participle)
sagi (first-person present singular)
sagaði (first-person past singular)
sagar (present second-person singular)
sagaði (past second-person singular)
sagar (present singular third-person)
sagaði (past singular third-person)
saga (plural present)
sagaðu (past plural)
saga! (imperative present singular)
sagið! (imperative plural present)


banka

banka (third person singular past indicative bankaði, third person plural past indicative bankaðu, supine bankað)

bankaði (indicative past singular third-person)
bankaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
bankað (supine)
banka (infinitive)
bankað (supine)
bankandi (participle)
bankaður (participle)
banki (first-person present singular)
bankaði (first-person past singular)
bankar (present second-person singular)
bankaði (past second-person singular)
bankar (present singular third-person)
bankaði (past singular third-person)
banka (plural present)
bankaðu (past plural)
banka! (imperative present singular)
bankið! (imperative plural present)


matar

second/third-person singular present of mata


tala

tala (third person singular past indicative talaði, third person plural past indicative talað, supine talað)

talaði (indicative past singular third-person)
talað (indicative past plural third-person)
talað (supine)
tala (infinitive)
talað (supine)
talandi (participle)
talaður (participle)
tali (first-person present singular)
talaði (first-person past singular)
talar (present second-person singular)
talaði (past second-person singular)
talar (present singular third-person)
talaði (past singular third-person)
tala (plural present)
talaðu (past plural)
tala! (imperative present singular)
talið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talōną.


skriva

skriva (third person singular past indicative skrivaði, supine skrivað)

skrivaði (indicative past singular third-person)
skrivað (supine)
skriva (infinitive)
skrivað (supine)
skrivandi (participle)
skrivaður (participle)
skrivi (first-person present singular)
skrivaði (first-person past singular)
skrivar (present second-person singular)
skrivaði (past second-person singular)
skrivar (present singular third-person)
skrivaði (past singular third-person)
skriva (plural present)
skrivaðu (past plural)
skriva! (imperative present singular)
skrivið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”), from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European *skreybʰ-. Compare Icelandic skrifa, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.


nikka

nikka (third person singular past indicative nikkaði, third person plural past indicative nikkaðu, supine nikkað)

nikkaði (indicative past singular third-person)
nikkaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
nikkað (supine)
nikka (infinitive)
nikkað (supine)
nikkandi (participle)
nikkaður (participle)
nikki (first-person present singular)
nikkaði (first-person past singular)
nikkar (present second-person singular)
nikkaði (past second-person singular)
nikkar (present singular third-person)
nikkaði (past singular third-person)
nikka (plural present)
nikkaðu (past plural)
nikka! (imperative present singular)
nikkið! (imperative plural present)

From Danish nikke, from Middle Low German nicken.


gala

gala (third person singular past indicative gól, third person plural past indicative gólu, supine galið)

gól (indicative past singular third-person)
gólu (indicative past plural third-person)
galið (supine)
gala (infinitive)
galið (supine)
galandi (participle)
galin (participle)
gali (first-person present singular)
gól (first-person past singular)
gelur (present second-person singular)
gól (past second-person singular)
gólst (past second-person singular)
gelur (present singular third-person)
gól (past singular third-person)
gala (plural present)
gólu (past plural)
gal! (imperative present singular)
galið! (imperative plural present)


sora

sora (third person singular past indicative soraði, third person plural past indicative sorað, supine sorað)

soraði (indicative past singular third-person)
sorað (indicative past plural third-person)
sorað (supine)
sora (infinitive)
sorað (supine)
sorandi (participle)
soraður (participle)
sori (first-person present singular)
soraði (first-person past singular)
sorar (present second-person singular)
soraði (past second-person singular)
sorar (present singular third-person)
soraði (past singular third-person)
sora (plural present)
soraðu (past plural)
sora! (imperative present singular)
sorið! (imperative plural present)


tapa

tapa (third person singular past indicative tapti, third person plural past indicative taptu, supine tapt)

tapti (indicative past singular third-person)
taptu (indicative past plural third-person)
tapt (supine)
tapa (infinitive)
tapt (supine)
tapandi (participle)
taptur (participle)
tapi (first-person present singular)
tapti (first-person past singular)
tapir (present second-person singular)
tapti (past second-person singular)
tapir (present singular third-person)
tapti (past singular third-person)
tapa (plural present)
taptu (past plural)
tap! (imperative present singular)
tapið! (imperative plural present)

tapa dyst


sett

seta (infinitive)
sett (supine)
setandi (participle)
settur (participle)
seti (first-person present singular)
setti (first-person past singular)
setur (present second-person singular)
setir (present second-person singular)
setti (past second-person singular)
setur (present singular third-person)
setir (present singular third-person)
setti (past singular third-person)
seta (plural present)
settu (past plural)
set! (imperative present singular)
setið! (imperative plural present)


aka

aka (third person singular past indicative ók, third person plural past indicative óku, supine ikið)

ók (indicative past singular third-person)
óku (indicative past plural third-person)
ikið (supine)
aka (infinitive)
ikið (supine)
akandi (participle)
ikin (participle)
aki (first-person present singular)
ók (first-person past singular)
ekur (present second-person singular)
ók (past second-person singular)
ókst (past second-person singular)
ekur (present singular third-person)
ók (past singular third-person)
aka (plural present)
óku (past plural)
ak! (imperative present singular)
akið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive”), from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include Latin agō (“I drive”), Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) and Sanskrit अजति (ajati, “to drive, propel, cast”).


fara

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fara (third person singular past indicative fór, third person plural past indicative fóru, supine farið)

fór (indicative past singular third-person)
fóru (indicative past plural third-person)
farið (supine)
fara (infinitive)
farið (supine)
farandi (participle)
farin (participle)
fari (first-person present singular)
fór (first-person past singular)
fert (present second-person singular)
fórt (past second-person singular)
fer (present singular third-person)
fór (past singular third-person)
fara (plural present)
fóru (past plural)
far! (imperative present singular)
farið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *por- (“going, passage”).


villa

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villa (third person singular past indicative vilti, third person plural past indicative viltu, supine vilt)

vilti (indicative past singular third-person)
viltu (indicative past plural third-person)
vilt (supine)
villa (infinitive)
vilt (supine)
villandi (participle)
viltur (participle)
villi (first-person present singular)
vilti (first-person past singular)
villir (present second-person singular)
vilti (past second-person singular)
villir (present singular third-person)
vilti (past singular third-person)
villa (plural present)
viltu (past plural)
vill! (imperative present singular)
villið! (imperative plural present)

Related to the adjectives vill (“lost”) and villur (“wild”), from Old Norse villr. See also Swedish villa (“to cause someone to lose one's way”), vill (“lost”).


kunna

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kunna (third person singular past indicative kundi, third person plural past indicative kundu, supine kunnað)

kundi (indicative past singular third-person)
kundu (indicative past plural third-person)
kunnað (supine)
kunna (infinitive)
kunnað (supine)
kann (first-person present singular)
kundi (first-person past singular)
kanst (present second-person singular)
kundi (past second-person singular)
kann (present singular third-person)
kundi (past singular third-person)
kunnu (plural present)
kunna (plural present)
kundu (past plural)

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.


illa

illa (third person singular past indicative illaði, third person plural past indicative illaðu, supine illað)

illaði (indicative past singular third-person)
illaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
illað (supine)
illa (infinitive)
illað (supine)
illandi (participle)
illaður (participle)
illi (first-person present singular)
illaði (first-person past singular)
illar (present second-person singular)
illaði (past second-person singular)
illar (present singular third-person)
illaði (past singular third-person)
illa (plural present)
illaðu (past plural)
illa! (imperative present singular)
illið! (imperative plural present)


balla

balla (third person singular past indicative ballaði, third person plural past indicative ballað, supine ballað)

ballaði (indicative past singular third-person)
ballað (indicative past plural third-person)
ballað (supine)
balla (infinitive)
ballað (supine)
ballandi (participle)
ballaður (participle)
balli (first-person present singular)
ballaði (first-person past singular)
ballar (present second-person singular)
ballaði (past second-person singular)
ballar (present singular third-person)
ballaði (past singular third-person)
balla (plural present)
ballaðu (past plural)
balla! (imperative present singular)
ballið! (imperative plural present)

Related to sense 3 of English bale (“to wrap into a bale”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *balluz.


mála

mála (third person singular past indicative málaði, third person plural past indicative málað, supine málað)

málaði (indicative past singular third-person)
málað (indicative past plural third-person)
málað (supine)
mála (infinitive)
málað (supine)
málandi (participle)
málaður (participle)
máli (first-person present singular)
málaði (first-person past singular)
málar (present second-person singular)
málaði (past second-person singular)
málar (present singular third-person)
málaði (past singular third-person)
mála (plural present)
málaðu (past plural)
mála! (imperative present singular)
málið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse mála, from Proto-Germanic *mēlōną, which could be related to *mailą (“spot, blemish, mark”).


regna

regna (third person singular past indicative regnaði, third person plural past indicative regnaðu, supine regnað)

regnaði (indicative past singular third-person)
regnaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
regnað (supine)
regna (infinitive)
regnað (supine)
regnandi (participle)
regnaður (participle)
regni (first-person present singular)
regnaði (first-person past singular)
regnar (present second-person singular)
regnaði (past second-person singular)
regnar (present singular third-person)
regnaði (past singular third-person)
regna (plural present)
regnaðu (past plural)
regna! (imperative present singular)
regnið! (imperative plural present)


var

Eg var ógvuliga bangin.

Hann var ein góður maður.

Hon var borin í heim í 1913.

Tað var stuttligt.

Var tað ikki hon?

first/third-person indicative past of vera


baka

baka (third person singular past indicative bakaði, third person plural past indicative bakað, supine bakað)

bakaði (indicative past singular third-person)
bakað (indicative past plural third-person)
bakað (supine)
baka (infinitive)
bakað (supine)
bakandi (participle)
bakaður (participle)
baki (first-person present singular)
bakaði (first-person past singular)
bakar (present second-person singular)
bakaði (past second-person singular)
bakar (present singular third-person)
bakaði (past singular third-person)
baka (plural present)
bakaðu (past plural)
baka! (imperative present singular)
bakið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-.


lukta

lukta (third person singular past indicative luktaði, third person plural past indicative luktaðu, supine luktað)

luktaði (indicative past singular third-person)
luktaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
luktað (supine)
lukta (infinitive)
luktað (supine)
luktandi (participle)
luktaður (participle)
lukti (first-person present singular)
luktaði (first-person past singular)
luktar (present second-person singular)
luktaði (past second-person singular)
luktar (present singular third-person)
luktaði (past singular third-person)
lukta (plural present)
luktaðu (past plural)
lukta! (imperative present singular)
luktið! (imperative plural present)


mata

mata (third person singular past indicative mataði, third person plural past indicative mataðu, supine matað)

mataði (indicative past singular third-person)
mataðu (indicative past plural third-person)
matað (supine)
mata (infinitive)
matað (supine)
matandi (participle)
mataður (participle)
mati (first-person present singular)
mataði (first-person past singular)
matar (present second-person singular)
mataði (past second-person singular)
matar (present singular third-person)
mataði (past singular third-person)
mata (plural present)
mataðu (past plural)
mata! (imperative present singular)
matið! (imperative plural present)


meta

meta (third person singular past indicative metti or metaði, third person plural past indicative mett or metað, supine mett or metað)

metti (indicative past singular third-person)
metaði (indicative past singular third-person)
mett (indicative past plural third-person)
metað (indicative past plural third-person)
mett (supine)
metað (supine)
meta (infinitive)
mett (supine)
metað (supine)
metandi (participle)
mettur (participle)
metaður (participle)
meti (first-person present singular)
metti (first-person past singular)
metaði (first-person past singular)
metir (present second-person singular)
metar (present second-person singular)
metti (past second-person singular)
metaði (past second-person singular)
metir (present singular third-person)
metar (present singular third-person)
metti (past singular third-person)
metaði (past singular third-person)
meta (plural present)
mettu (past plural)
metaðu (past plural)
met (imperative present singular)
meta! (imperative present singular)
metið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse meta, from Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med-.


ropa

ropa (third person singular past indicative ropaði, third person plural past indicative ropaðu, supine ropað)

ropaði (indicative past singular third-person)
ropaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
ropað (supine)
ropa (infinitive)
ropað (supine)
ropandi (participle)
ropaður (participle)
ropi (first-person present singular)
ropaði (first-person past singular)
ropar (present second-person singular)
ropaði (past second-person singular)
ropar (present singular third-person)
ropaði (past singular third-person)
ropa (plural present)
ropaðu (past plural)
ropa! (imperative present singular)
ropið! (imperative plural present)

Of imitative origin, similar to Danish ræbe.

onomatopoeic

imitative


vart

tú vart ein góður drongur


missa

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missa (third person singular past indicative misti, third person plural past indicative mist, supine mist)

misti (indicative past singular third-person)
mist (indicative past plural third-person)
mist (supine)
missa (infinitive)
mist (supine)
missandi (participle)
mistur (participle)
missi (first-person present singular)
misti (first-person past singular)
missir (present second-person singular)
misti (past second-person singular)
missir (present singular third-person)
misti (past singular third-person)
missa (plural present)
mistu (past plural)
miss! (imperative present singular)
missið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse missa, from Proto-Germanic *missijaną.

eg misti mín blýantur

hann misti hvørt sítt kast


fata

fata (third person singular past indicative fataði, third person plural past indicative fataðu, supine fatað)

fataði (indicative past singular third-person)
fataðu (indicative past plural third-person)
fatað (supine)
fata (infinitive)
fatað (supine)
fatandi (participle)
fataður (participle)
fati (first-person present singular)
fataði (first-person past singular)
fatar (present second-person singular)
fataði (past second-person singular)
fatar (present singular third-person)
fataði (past singular third-person)
fata (plural present)
fataðu (past plural)
fata! (imperative present singular)
fatið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse fata, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to seize, hold”).


mugu

first/second/third-person plural present indicative of mega


bast

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


reka

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reka (third person singular past indicative rak, third person plural past indicative róku, supine rikið)

rak (indicative past singular third-person)
róku (indicative past plural third-person)
rikið (supine)
reka (infinitive)
rikið (supine)
rekandi (participle)
rikin (participle)
reki (first-person present singular)
rak (first-person past singular)
rekur (present second-person singular)
rakst (past second-person singular)
rekur (present singular third-person)
rak (past singular third-person)
reka (plural present)
róku (past plural)
rek! (imperative present singular)
rekið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse vreka (the v had disappeared already in later Old West Norse).


ysta

ysta (third person singular past indicative ysti, third person plural past indicative ystu, supine yst)

ysti (indicative past singular third-person)
ystu (indicative past plural third-person)
yst (supine)
ysta (infinitive)
yst (supine)
ystandi (participle)
ystur (participle)
ysti (first-person present singular)
ysti (first-person past singular)
ystir (present second-person singular)
ysti (past second-person singular)
ystir (present singular third-person)
ysti (past singular third-person)
ysta (plural present)
ystu (past plural)
yst! (imperative present singular)
ystið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse ysta, from Proto-Germanic *justijaną.


brenna

brenna (third person singular past indicative brann, third person plural past indicative brunnu, supine brunnið)

brann (indicative past singular third-person)
brunnu (indicative past plural third-person)
brunnið (supine)
brenna (infinitive)
brunnið (supine)
brennandi (participle)
brunnin (participle)
brenni (first-person present singular)
brann (first-person past singular)
brennur (present second-person singular)
branst (past second-person singular)
brennur (present singular third-person)
brann (past singular third-person)
brenna (plural present)
brunnu (past plural)
brenn! (imperative present singular)
brennið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.


brenna

brenna (third person singular past indicative brendi, third person plural past indicative brendu, supine brent)

brendi (indicative past singular third-person)
brendu (indicative past plural third-person)
brent (supine)
brenna (infinitive)
brent (supine)
brennandi (participle)
brendur (participle)
brenni (first-person present singular)
brendi (first-person past singular)
brennir (present second-person singular)
brendi (past second-person singular)
brennir (present singular third-person)
brendi (past singular third-person)
brenna (plural present)
brendu (past plural)
brenna! (imperative present singular)
brennið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.


muna

muna (third person singular past indicative munaði, third person plural past indicative munaðu, supine munað)

munaði (indicative past singular third-person)
munaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
munað (supine)
muna (infinitive)
munað (supine)
munandi (participle)
munaður (participle)
muni (first-person present singular)
munaði (first-person past singular)
munar (present second-person singular)
munaði (past second-person singular)
munar (present singular third-person)
munaði (past singular third-person)
muna (plural present)
munaðu (past plural)
muna! (imperative present singular)
munið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse muna, from Proto-Germanic *munaną.


muna

muna (third person singular past indicative munti or munaði, third person plural past indicative muntu or munaðu, supine munað)

munti (indicative past singular third-person)
munaði (indicative past singular third-person)
muntu (indicative past plural third-person)
munaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
munað (supine)
muna (infinitive)
munað (supine)
munandi (participle)
muntur (participle)
muni (first-person present singular)
munti (first-person past singular)
munar (present second-person singular)
munti (past second-person singular)
munar (present singular third-person)
munti (past singular third-person)
muna (plural present)
muntu (past plural)
muna! (imperative present singular)
munið! (imperative plural present)
muna (infinitive)
munað (supine)
munandi (participle)
munaður (participle)
muni (first-person present singular)
munaði (first-person past singular)
munar (present second-person singular)
munaði (past second-person singular)
munar (present singular third-person)
munaði (past singular third-person)
muna (plural present)
munaðu (past plural)
muna! (imperative present singular)
munið! (imperative plural present)

to cause an obvious change or alteration

to have an effect, make a difference, have an impact


eri

I am, first-person singular present of vera (to be)


koma

koma (third person singular past indicative kom, third person plural past indicative komu, supine komið)

kom (indicative past singular third-person)
komu (indicative past plural third-person)
komið (supine)
koma (infinitive)
komið (supine)
komandi (participle)
komin (participle)
komi (first-person present singular)
kom (first-person past singular)
kemur (present second-person singular)
komst (past second-person singular)
kemur (present singular third-person)
kom (past singular third-person)
koma (plural present)
komu (past plural)
kom! (imperative present singular)
komið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.

Nú eru vit komin til Havnar.
Now we have arrived in Tórshavn.

Eg komi nú!


bulla

bulla (third person singular past indicative bullaði, third person plural past indicative bullaðu, supine bullað)

bullaði (indicative past singular third-person)
bullaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
bullað (supine)
bulla (infinitive)
bullað (supine)
bullandi (participle)
bullaður (participle)
bulli (first-person present singular)
bullaði (first-person past singular)
bullar (present second-person singular)
bullaði (past second-person singular)
bullar (present singular third-person)
bullaði (past singular third-person)
bulla (plural present)
bullaðu (past plural)
bulla! (imperative present singular)
bullið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse *bulla, from Proto-Germanic *bullōną.

to gabble, babble, talk nonsense, twaddle


rapa

rapa (third person singular past indicative rapaði, third person plural past indicative rapaðu, supine rapað)

rapaði (indicative past singular third-person)
rapaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
rapað (supine)
rapa (infinitive)
rapað (supine)
rapandi (participle)
rapaður (participle)
rapi (first-person present singular)
rapaði (first-person past singular)
rapar (present second-person singular)
rapaði (past second-person singular)
rapar (present singular third-person)
rapaði (past singular third-person)
rapa (plural present)
rapaðu (past plural)
rapa! (imperative present singular)
rapið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse hrapa, from Proto-Germanic *hrapaną, *hrappa- (“fast”), from Proto-Indo-European *krb(ʰ)- (“quickly”).


fari

Eg fari til hansara.


grava

grava (third person singular past indicative gróv, third person plural past indicative gróvu, supine grivið)

gróv (indicative past singular third-person)
gróvu (indicative past plural third-person)
grivið (supine)
grava (infinitive)
grivið (supine)
gravandi (participle)
grivin (participle)
gravi (first-person present singular)
gróv (first-person past singular)
grevur (present second-person singular)
gróv (past second-person singular)
gróvst (past second-person singular)
grevur (present singular third-person)
gróv (past singular third-person)
grava (plural present)
gróvu (past plural)
grav! (imperative present singular)
gravið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse grafa (“to dig”), from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”).


seta

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seta (third person singular past indicative setti, supine sett)

setti (indicative past singular third-person)
sett (supine)
seta (infinitive)
sett (supine)
setandi (participle)
settur (participle)
seti (first-person present singular)
setti (first-person past singular)
setur (present second-person singular)
setir (present second-person singular)
setti (past second-person singular)
setur (present singular third-person)
setir (present singular third-person)
setti (past singular third-person)
seta (plural present)
settu (past plural)
set! (imperative present singular)
setið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti. Causative of *sitjaną.

seta pengar inn á kontoina

seta ein prís

seta í gongd

seta spor

(of the sun) to set; sólin setur

seta seg


baða

baða (third person singular past indicative baðaði, third person plural past indicative baðaðu, supine baðað)

baðaði (indicative past singular third-person)
baðaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
baðað (supine)
baða (infinitive)
baðað (supine)
baðandi (participle)
baðaður (participle)
baði (first-person present singular)
baðaði (first-person past singular)
baðar (present second-person singular)
baðaði (past second-person singular)
baðar (present singular third-person)
baðaði (past singular third-person)
baða (plural present)
baðaðu (past plural)
baða! (imperative present singular)
baðið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse baða, from Proto-Germanic *baþōną (“to bathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”).


bara

bara (third person singular past indicative baraði, third person plural past indicative baraðu, supine barað)

baraði (indicative past singular third-person)
baraðu (indicative past plural third-person)
barað (supine)
bara (infinitive)
barað (supine)
barandi (participle)
baraður (participle)
bari (first-person present singular)
baraði (first-person past singular)
barar (present second-person singular)
baraði (past second-person singular)
barar (present singular third-person)
baraði (past singular third-person)
bara (plural present)
baraðu (past plural)
bara! (imperative present singular)
barið! (imperative plural present)


bera

bera (takes accusative object, third person singular past indicative bar, third person plural past indicative bóru, supine borið)

bar (indicative past singular third-person)
bóru (indicative past plural third-person)
borið (supine)
bera (infinitive)
borið (supine)
berandi (participle)
borin (participle)
beri (first-person present singular)
bar (first-person past singular)
bert (present second-person singular)
bart (past second-person singular)
ber (present singular third-person)
bar (past singular third-person)
bera (plural present)
bóru (past plural)
ber! (imperative present singular)
berið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse bera (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.


berja

berja (third person singular past indicative bardi, third person plural past indicative bardu, supine bart)

bardi (indicative past singular third-person)
bardu (indicative past plural third-person)
bart (supine)
berja (infinitive)
bart (supine)
berjandi (participle)
bardur (participle)
berji (first-person present singular)
bardi (first-person past singular)
berjir (present second-person singular)
bardi (past second-person singular)
berjir (present singular third-person)
bardi (past singular third-person)
berja (plural present)
bardu (past plural)
berj! (imperative present singular)
berjið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse berja, from Proto-Germanic *barjaną (“to beat, to strike”).


biðja

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biðja (third person singular past indicative bað, third person plural past indicative bóðu, supine biðið)

bað (indicative past singular third-person)
bóðu (indicative past plural third-person)
biðið (supine)
biðja (infinitive)
biðið (supine)
biðjandi (participle)
biðin (participle)
biðji (first-person present singular)
bað (first-person past singular)
biður (present second-person singular)
baðst (past second-person singular)
biður (present singular third-person)
bað (past singular third-person)
biðja (plural present)
bóðu (past plural)
bið! (imperative present singular)
biðjið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse biðja, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną. Cognate with German bitten, Icelandic biðja, Danish bede, Swedish bedja, English bede, bead.

biðja Faðir vár


bíða

bíða (third person singular past indicative bíðaði, third person plural past indicative bíðað, supine bíðað)

bíðaði (indicative past singular third-person)
bíðað (indicative past plural third-person)
bíðað (supine)
bíða (infinitive)
bíðað (supine)
bíðandi (participle)
bíðaður (participle)
bíði (first-person present singular)
bíðaði (first-person past singular)
bíðar (present second-person singular)
bíðaði (past second-person singular)
bíðar (present singular third-person)
bíðaði (past singular third-person)
bíða (plural present)
bíðaðu (past plural)
bíða! (imperative present singular)
bíðið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse bíða, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-.


byggja

byggja (third person singular past indicative bygdi, third person plural past indicative bygdu, supine bygt)

bygdi (indicative past singular third-person)
bygdu (indicative past plural third-person)
bygt (supine)
byggja (infinitive)
bygt (supine)
byggjandi (participle)
bygdur (participle)
byggi (first-person present singular)
bygdi (first-person past singular)
byggir (present second-person singular)
bygdi (past second-person singular)
byggir (present singular third-person)
bygdi (past singular third-person)
byggja (plural present)
bygdu (past plural)
bygg! (imperative present singular)
byggið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse byggja, byggva. Compare Scots big.


byrja

byrja (third person singular past indicative byrjaði, third person plural past indicative byrjaðu, supine byrjað)

byrjaði (indicative past singular third-person)
byrjaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
byrjað (supine)
byrja (infinitive)
byrjað (supine)
byrjandi (participle)
byrjaður (participle)
byrji (first-person present singular)
byrjaði (first-person past singular)
byrjar (present second-person singular)
byrjaði (past second-person singular)
byrjar (present singular third-person)
byrjaði (past singular third-person)
byrja (plural present)
byrjaðu (past plural)
byrja! (imperative present singular)
byrjið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.


dansa

dansa (third person singular past indicative dansaði, third person plural past indicative dansað, supine dansað)

dansaði (indicative past singular third-person)
dansað (indicative past plural third-person)
dansað (supine)
dansa (infinitive)
dansað (supine)
dansandi (participle)
dansaður (participle)
dansi (first-person present singular)
dansaði (first-person past singular)
dansar (present second-person singular)
dansaði (past second-person singular)
dansar (present singular third-person)
dansaði (past singular third-person)
dansa (plural present)
dansaðu (past plural)
dansa! (imperative present singular)
dansið! (imperative plural present)


draga

draga (third person singular past indicative dró, third person plural past indicative drógu, supine drigið)

dró (indicative past singular third-person)
drógu (indicative past plural third-person)
drigið (supine)
draga (infinitive)
drigið (supine)
dragandi (participle)
drigin (participle)
dragi (first-person present singular)
dró (first-person past singular)
dregur (present second-person singular)
dró (past second-person singular)
dróst (past second-person singular)
dregur (present singular third-person)
dró (past singular third-person)
draga (plural present)
drógu (past plural)
drag! (imperative present singular)
dragið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic *draganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-.


drekka

drekka (third person singular past indicative drakk, third person plural past indicative drukku, supine drukkið)

drakk (indicative past singular third-person)
drukku (indicative past plural third-person)
drukkið (supine)
drekka (infinitive)
drukkið (supine)
drekkandi (participle)
drukkin (participle)
drekki (first-person present singular)
drakk (first-person past singular)
drekkur (present second-person singular)
drakst (past second-person singular)
drekkur (present singular third-person)
drakk (past singular third-person)
drekka (plural present)
drukku (past plural)
drekk! (imperative present singular)
drekkið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse drekka, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.

(transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to drink


drepa

drepa (third person singular past indicative drap, third person plural past indicative drópu, supine dripið)

drap (indicative past singular third-person)
drópu (indicative past plural third-person)
dripið (supine)
drepa (infinitive)
dripið (supine)
drepandi (participle)
dripin (participle)
drepi (first-person present singular)
drap (first-person past singular)
drepur (present second-person singular)
drapst (past second-person singular)
drepur (present singular third-person)
drap (past singular third-person)
drepa (plural present)
drópu (past plural)
drep! (imperative present singular)
drepið! (imperative plural present)


eiga

eiga (third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)

átti (indicative past singular third-person)
áttu (indicative past plural third-person)
átt (supine)
eiga (infinitive)
átt (supine)
eigandi (participle)
eigi (first-person present singular)
ár, á (first-person present singular)
átti (first-person past singular)
á (first-person past singular)
eigur (present second-person singular)
eigir (present second-person singular)
ár, á (present second-person singular)
átti (past second-person singular)
á (past second-person singular)
eigur (present singular third-person)
eigir (present singular third-person)
ár, á (present singular third-person)
átti (past singular third-person)
á (past singular third-person)
eiga (plural present)
áttu (past plural)
eig! (imperative present singular)
eigið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.


elska

elska (third person singular past indicative elskaði, third person plural past indicative elskaðu, supine elskað)

elskaði (indicative past singular third-person)
elskaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
elskað (supine)
elska (infinitive)
elskað (supine)
elskandi (participle)
elskaður (participle)
elski (first-person present singular)
elskaði (first-person past singular)
elskar (present second-person singular)
elskaði (past second-person singular)
elskar (present singular third-person)
elskaði (past singular third-person)
elska (plural present)
elskaðu (past plural)
elska! (imperative present singular)
elskið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”), from Proto-Germanic *aliskaz (“dear, precious”), from Proto-Germanic *al- (“to spur, drive, be enthusiastic”), from Proto-Indo-European *el-, *lā- (“to drive, move, go”).

der

Eg elski teg.

Antin elskar tú tað, ella hatar tú tað.


fá

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fá (third person singular past indicative fekk, third person plural past indicative fingu, supine fingið)

fekk (indicative past singular third-person)
fingu (indicative past plural third-person)
fingið (supine)

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.


ferðast

ferðast (third person singular past indicative ferdaðist, third person plural past indicative ferdast, supine ferdast)

ferdaðist (indicative past singular third-person)
ferdast (indicative past plural third-person)
ferdast (supine)
ferðast (infinitive)
ferdast (supine)
ferðist (first-person present singular)
ferdaðist (first-person past singular)
ferðast (present second-person singular)
ferdaðist (past second-person singular)
ferðast (present singular third-person)
ferdaðist (past singular third-person)
ferðast (plural present)
ferdaðust (past plural)


ferja

ferja (third person singular past indicative ferjaði, third person plural past indicative ferjað, supine ferjað)

ferjaði (indicative past singular third-person)
ferjað (indicative past plural third-person)
ferjað (supine)
ferja (infinitive)
ferjað (supine)
ferjandi (participle)
ferjaður (participle)
ferji (first-person present singular)
ferjaði (first-person past singular)
ferjar (present second-person singular)
ferjaði (past second-person singular)
ferjar (present singular third-person)
ferjaði (past singular third-person)
ferja (plural present)
ferjaðu (past plural)
ferja! (imperative present singular)
ferjið! (imperative plural present)


finna

finna (third person singular past indicative fann, third person plural past indicative funnu, supine funnið)

fann (indicative past singular third-person)
funnu (indicative past plural third-person)
funnið (supine)
finna (infinitive)
funnið (supine)
finnandi (participle)
funnin (participle)
finni (first-person present singular)
fann (first-person past singular)
finnur (present second-person singular)
fanst (past second-person singular)
finnur (present singular third-person)
fann (past singular third-person)
finna (plural present)
funnu (past plural)
finn! (imperative present singular)
finnið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).


fylgja

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fylgja (third person singular past indicative fylgdi, third person plural past indicative fylgt, supine fylgt)

fylgdi (indicative past singular third-person)
fylgt (indicative past plural third-person)
fylgt (supine)
fylgja (infinitive)
fylgt (supine)
fylgjandi (participle)
fylgdur (participle)
fylgi (first-person present singular)
fylgdi (first-person past singular)
fylgir (present second-person singular)
fylgdi (past second-person singular)
fylgir (present singular third-person)
fylgdi (past singular third-person)
fylgja (plural present)
fylgdu (past plural)
fylg! (imperative present singular)
fylgið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic *fulgijaną.


fær

hon fær sær ein kaffimunn

(literally, “she takes a cup of coffee”)

Sjúrður fær sær hestin Grana og ríður til Regin smið
Sigurd finds the horse Grane and rides to Regin the smith


gera

gera (third person singular past indicative gjørdi, supine gjørt)

gjørdi (indicative past singular third-person)
gjørt (supine)
gera (infinitive)
gjørt (supine)
gerandi (participle)
gjørdur (participle)
geri (first-person present singular)
gjørdi (first-person past singular)
gert (present second-person singular)
gjørdi (past second-person singular)
ger (present singular third-person)
gjørdi (past singular third-person)
gera (plural present)
gjørdu (past plural)
ger! (imperative present singular)
gerið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse gera, gøra, gørva, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną.


gera

gera (third person singular past indicative geraði, supine gerað)

geraði (indicative past singular third-person)
gerað (supine)
gera (infinitive)
gerað (supine)
gerandi (participle)
geraður (participle)
geri (first-person present singular)
geraði (first-person past singular)
gerar (present second-person singular)
geraði (past second-person singular)
gerar (present singular third-person)
geraði (past singular third-person)
gera (plural present)
geraðu (past plural)
gera! (imperative present singular)
gerið! (imperative plural present)


gráta

gráta (intransitive, third person singular past indicative græt, third person plural past indicative grótu, supine grátið)

græt (indicative past singular third-person)
grótu (indicative past plural third-person)
grátið (supine)
gráta (infinitive)
grátið (supine)
grátandi (participle)
grátin (participle)
gráti (first-person present singular)
græt (first-person past singular)
grætur (present second-person singular)
grætst (past second-person singular)
grætur (present singular third-person)
græt (past singular third-person)
gráta (plural present)
grótu (past plural)
grát! (imperative present singular)
grátið! (imperative plural present)

Inherited from Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną.


halda

halda (third person singular past indicative helt, third person plural past indicative hildu, supine hildið)

helt (indicative past singular third-person)
hildu (indicative past plural third-person)
hildið (supine)
halda (infinitive)
hildið (supine)
haldandi (participle)
hildin (participle)
haldi (first-person present singular)
helt (first-person past singular)
heldur (present second-person singular)
helt (past second-person singular)
heltst (past second-person singular)
heldur (present singular third-person)
helt (past singular third-person)
halda (plural present)
hildu (past plural)
halt! (imperative present singular)
haldið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

eg haldi, at...


heilsa

heilsa (third person singular past indicative heilsaði, third person plural past indicative heilsað, supine heilsað)

heilsaði (indicative past singular third-person)
heilsað (indicative past plural third-person)
heilsað (supine)
heilsa (infinitive)
heilsað (supine)
heilsandi (participle)
heilsaður (participle)
heilsi (first-person present singular)
heilsaði (first-person past singular)
heilsar (present second-person singular)
heilsaði (past second-person singular)
heilsar (present singular third-person)
heilsaði (past singular third-person)
heilsa (plural present)
heilsaðu (past plural)
heilsa! (imperative present singular)
heilsið! (imperative plural present)


hitta

hitta (third person singular past indicative hitti, supine hitt)

hitti (indicative past singular third-person)
hitt (supine)
hitta (infinitive)
hitt (supine)
hittandi (participle)
hittur (participle)
hitti (first-person present singular)
hitti (first-person past singular)
hittir (present second-person singular)
hitti (past second-person singular)
hittir (present singular third-person)
hitti (past singular third-person)
hitta (plural present)
hittu (past plural)
hitt! (imperative present singular)
hittið! (imperative plural present)


hjálpa

hjálpa (takes dative object, third person singular past indicative hjálpti, third person plural past indicative hjálpt, supine hjálpt)

object (with-dative)
hjálpti (indicative past singular third-person)
hjálpt (indicative past plural third-person)
hjálpt (supine)
hjálpa (infinitive)
hjálpt (supine)
hjálpandi (participle)
hjálptur (participle)
hjálpi (first-person present singular)
hjálpti (first-person past singular)
hjálpir (present second-person singular)
hjálpti (past second-person singular)
hjálpir (present singular third-person)
hjálpti (past singular third-person)
hjálpa (plural present)
hjálptu (past plural)
hjálp! (imperative present singular)
hjálpið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.


hugsa

hugsa (third person singular past indicative hugsaði, third person plural past indicative hugsað, supine hugsað)

hugsaði (indicative past singular third-person)
hugsað (indicative past plural third-person)
hugsað (supine)
hugsa (infinitive)
hugsað (supine)
hugsandi (participle)
hugsaður (participle)
hugsi (first-person present singular)
hugsaði (first-person past singular)
hugsar (present second-person singular)
hugsaði (past second-person singular)
hugsar (present singular third-person)
hugsaði (past singular third-person)
hugsa (plural present)
hugsaðu (past plural)
hugsa! (imperative present singular)
hugsið! (imperative plural present)

Hugsaði hann um føðina, hvar hann skuldi hana fanga.

1806-1807, Nólsoyar Páll, Fuglakvæðið yngra:

He thought of the food, and where he should catch it.


hvíla

hvíla (third person singular past indicative hvíldi, third person plural past indicative hvílt, supine hvílt)

hvíldi (indicative past singular third-person)
hvílt (indicative past plural third-person)
hvílt (supine)
hvíla (infinitive)
hvílt (supine)
hvílandi (participle)
hvíldur (participle)
hvíli (first-person present singular)
hvíldi (first-person past singular)
hvílir (present second-person singular)
hvíldi (past second-person singular)
hvílir (present singular third-person)
hvíldi (past singular third-person)
hvíla (plural present)
hvíldu (past plural)
hvíl! (imperative present singular)
hvílið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.


kanna

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kanna (third person singular past indicative kannaði, third person plural past indicative kannað, supine kannað)

kannaði (indicative past singular third-person)
kannað (indicative past plural third-person)
kannað (supine)
kanna (infinitive)
kannað (supine)
kannandi (participle)
kannaður (participle)
kanni (first-person present singular)
kannaði (first-person past singular)
kannar (present second-person singular)
kannaði (past second-person singular)
kannar (present singular third-person)
kannaði (past singular third-person)
kanna (plural present)
kannaðu (past plural)
kanna! (imperative present singular)
kannið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse kanna, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“tankard, can”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps from Latin canne (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).


kenna

kenna (third person singular past indicative kendi, third person plural past indicative kent, supine kent)

kendi (indicative past singular third-person)
kent (indicative past plural third-person)
kent (supine)
kenna (infinitive)
kent (supine)
kennandi (participle)
kendur (participle)
kenni (first-person present singular)
kendi (first-person past singular)
kennir (present second-person singular)
kendi (past second-person singular)
kennir (present singular third-person)
kendi (past singular third-person)
kenna (plural present)
kendu (past plural)
kenna! (imperative present singular)
kennið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną.


kosta

kosta (third person singular past indicative kostaði, third person plural past indicative kostaðu, supine kostað)

kostaði (indicative past singular third-person)
kostaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
kostað (supine)
kosta (infinitive)
kostað (supine)
kostandi (participle)
kostaður (participle)
kosti (first-person present singular)
kostaði (first-person past singular)
kostar (present second-person singular)
kostaði (past second-person singular)
kostar (present singular third-person)
kostaði (past singular third-person)
kosta (plural present)
kostaðu (past plural)
kosta! (imperative present singular)
kostið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse kosta, borrowed through Middle Low German from Latin constare, present infinitive of consto (“I stand firm (on price)”).


kyssa

kyssa (third person singular past indicative kysti, third person plural past indicative kyst, supine kyst)

kysti (indicative past singular third-person)
kyst (indicative past plural third-person)
kyst (supine)
kyssa (infinitive)
kyst (supine)
kyssandi (participle)
kystur (participle)
kyssi (first-person present singular)
kysti (first-person past singular)
kyssir (present second-person singular)
kysti (past second-person singular)
kyssir (present singular third-person)
kysti (past singular third-person)
kyssa (plural present)
kystu (past plural)
kyss! (imperative present singular)
kyssið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

brúðgómurin kysti konu sína í hondina

(literally, “the groom kissed his bride on the hand”)


leggja

leggja (third person singular past indicative legði, third person plural past indicative løgdu, supine lagt)

legði (indicative past singular third-person)
løgdu (indicative past plural third-person)
lagt (supine)
leggja (infinitive)
lagt (supine)
leggjandi (participle)
lagdur (participle)
leggi (first-person present singular)
legði (first-person past singular)
leggur (present second-person singular)
legði (past second-person singular)
leggur (present singular third-person)
legði (past singular third-person)
leggja (plural present)
løgdu (past plural)
leggj! (imperative present singular)
leggjið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.


lesa

lesa (third person singular past indicative las, third person plural past indicative lósu, supine lisið)

las (indicative past singular third-person)
lósu (indicative past plural third-person)
lisið (supine)
lesa (infinitive)
lisið (supine)
lesandi (participle)
lisin (participle)
lesi (first-person present singular)
las (first-person past singular)
lesur (present second-person singular)
last (past second-person singular)
lesur (present singular third-person)
las (past singular third-person)
lesa (plural present)
lósu (past plural)
les! (imperative present singular)
lesið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse lesa, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.


liggja

liggja (third person singular past indicative lá, third person plural past indicative lógu, supine ligið)

lá (indicative past singular third-person)
lógu (indicative past plural third-person)
ligið (supine)
liggja (infinitive)
ligið (supine)
liggjandi (participle)
ligin (participle)
liggi (first-person present singular)
lá (first-person past singular)
liggur (present second-person singular)
lást (past second-person singular)
liggur (present singular third-person)
lá (past singular third-person)
liggja (plural present)
lógu (past plural)
ligg! (imperative present singular)
liggið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.


líða

líða (third person singular past indicative leið, third person plural past indicative liðu, supine liðið)

leið (indicative past singular third-person)
liðu (indicative past plural third-person)
liðið (supine)
líða (infinitive)
liðið (supine)
líðandi (participle)
liðin (participle)
líði (first-person present singular)
leið (first-person past singular)
líður (present second-person singular)
leiðst (past second-person singular)
líður (present singular third-person)
leið (past singular third-person)
líða (plural present)
liðu (past plural)
líð! (imperative present singular)
líðið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse líða, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. The sense “suffer” may be borrowed from Middle Low German, but derive from the same root in any case.


lyfta

lyfta (third person singular past indicative lyfti, third person plural past indicative lyft, supine lyft)

lyfti (indicative past singular third-person)
lyft (indicative past plural third-person)
lyft (supine)
lyfta (infinitive)
lyft (supine)
lyftandi (participle)
lyftur (participle)
lyfti (first-person present singular)
lyfti (first-person past singular)
lyftir (present second-person singular)
lyfti (past second-person singular)
lyftir (present singular third-person)
lyfti (past singular third-person)
lyfta (plural present)
lyftu (past plural)
lyft! (imperative present singular)
lyftið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse lypta, from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną.


læra

læra (third person singular past indicative lærdi, third person plural past indicative lært, supine lært)

lærdi (indicative past singular third-person)
lært (indicative past plural third-person)
lært (supine)
læra (infinitive)
lært (supine)
lærandi (participle)
lærdur (participle)
læri (first-person present singular)
lærdi (first-person past singular)
lærir (present second-person singular)
lærdi (past second-person singular)
lærir (present singular third-person)
lærdi (past singular third-person)
læra (plural present)
lærdu (past plural)
lær! (imperative present singular)
lærið! (imperative plural present)

From late Old Norse læra, lǽra, from Old Saxon lērian, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.


opna

opna (third person singular past indicative opnaði, third person plural past indicative opnað, supine opnað)

opnaði (indicative past singular third-person)
opnað (indicative past plural third-person)
opnað (supine)
opna (infinitive)
opnað (supine)
opnandi (participle)
opnaður (participle)
opni (first-person present singular)
opnaði (first-person past singular)
opnar (present second-person singular)
opnaði (past second-person singular)
opnar (present singular third-person)
opnaði (past singular third-person)
opna (plural present)
opnaðu (past plural)
opna! (imperative present singular)
opnið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.


passa

passa (third person singular past indicative passaði, third person plural past indicative passað, supine passað)

passaði (indicative past singular third-person)
passað (indicative past plural third-person)
passað (supine)
passa (infinitive)
passað (supine)
passandi (participle)
passaður (participle)
passi (first-person present singular)
passaði (first-person past singular)
passar (present second-person singular)
passaði (past second-person singular)
passar (present singular third-person)
passaði (past singular third-person)
passa (plural present)
passaðu (past plural)
passa! (imperative present singular)
passið! (imperative plural present)


planta

planta (third person singular past indicative plantaði, third person plural past indicative plantaðu, supine plantað)

plantaði (indicative past singular third-person)
plantaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
plantað (supine)
planta (infinitive)
plantað (supine)
plantandi (participle)
plantaður (participle)
planti (first-person present singular)
plantaði (first-person past singular)
plantar (present second-person singular)
plantaði (past second-person singular)
plantar (present singular third-person)
plantaði (past singular third-person)
planta (plural present)
plantaðu (past plural)
planta! (imperative present singular)
plantið! (imperative plural present)


ríða

ríða (third person singular past indicative reið, third person plural past indicative riðu, supine riðið)

reið (indicative past singular third-person)
riðu (indicative past plural third-person)
riðið (supine)
ríða (infinitive)
riðið (supine)
ríðandi (participle)
riðin (participle)
ríði (first-person present singular)
reið (first-person past singular)
ríður (present second-person singular)
reiðst (past second-person singular)
ríður (present singular third-person)
reið (past singular third-person)
ríða (plural present)
riðu (past plural)
ríð! (imperative present singular)
ríðið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse ríða (“to ride”), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ-, cognate with English ride.


selja

selja (third person singular past indicative seldi, third person plural past indicative selt, supine selt)

seldi (indicative past singular third-person)
selt (indicative past plural third-person)
selt (supine)
selja (infinitive)
selt (supine)
seljandi (participle)
seldur (participle)
selji (first-person present singular)
seldi (first-person past singular)
selur (present second-person singular)
seldi (past second-person singular)
selur (present singular third-person)
seldi (past singular third-person)
selja (plural present)
seldu (past plural)
sel! (imperative present singular)
seljið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse selja (“sell”), from Proto-Germanic *saljaną.


senda

senda (third person singular past indicative sendi, third person plural past indicative sent, supine sent)

sendi (indicative past singular third-person)
sent (indicative past plural third-person)
sent (supine)
senda (infinitive)
sent (supine)
sendandi (participle)
sendur (participle)
sendi (first-person present singular)
sendi (first-person past singular)
sendir (present second-person singular)
sendi (past second-person singular)
sendir (present singular third-person)
sendi (past singular third-person)
senda (plural present)
sendu (past plural)
send! (imperative present singular)
sendið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną.


sitja

sitja (third person singular past indicative sat, third person plural past indicative sótu, supine sitið)

sat (indicative past singular third-person)
sótu (indicative past plural third-person)
sitið (supine)

From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).


skilja

skilja (infinitive)
skilt (supine)
skiljandi (participle)
skildur (participle)
skiltur (participle)
skilji (first-person present singular)
skili (first-person present singular)
skildi (first-person past singular)
skilti (first-person past singular)
skilur (present second-person singular)
skilir (present second-person singular)
skildi (past second-person singular)
skilti (past second-person singular)
skilur (present singular third-person)
skilir (present singular third-person)
skildi (past singular third-person)
skilti (past singular third-person)
skilja (plural present)
skildu (past plural)
skiltu (past plural)
skil! (imperative present singular)
skiljið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.


skjóta

skjóta (third person singular past indicative skeyt, third person plural past indicative skutu, supine skotið)

skeyt (indicative past singular third-person)
skutu (indicative past plural third-person)
skotið (supine)
skjóta (infinitive)
skotið (supine)
skjótandi (participle)
skotin (participle)
skjóti (first-person present singular)
skeyt (first-person past singular)
skjýtur (present second-person singular)
skeytst (past second-person singular)
skjýtur (present singular third-person)
skeyt (past singular third-person)
skjóta (plural present)
skutu (past plural)
skjót! (imperative present singular)
skjótið! (imperative plural present)

Derived from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.


skoða

skoða (third person singular past indicative skoðaði, third person plural past indicative skoðað, supine skoðað)

skoðaði (indicative past singular third-person)
skoðað (indicative past plural third-person)
skoðað (supine)
skoða (infinitive)
skoðað (supine)
skoðandi (participle)
skoðaður (participle)
skoði (first-person present singular)
skoðaði (first-person past singular)
skoðar (present second-person singular)
skoðaði (past second-person singular)
skoðar (present singular third-person)
skoðaði (past singular third-person)
skoða (plural present)
skoðaðu (past plural)
skoða! (imperative present singular)
skoðið! (imperative plural present)

Inherited from Old Norse skoða, related to Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look”) and *skauniz (“shining”), all from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to perceive”).


smakka

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smakka (third person singular past indicative smakkaði, third person plural past indicative smakkað, supine smakkað)

smakkaði (indicative past singular third-person)
smakkað (indicative past plural third-person)
smakkað (supine)
smakka (infinitive)
smakkað (supine)
smakkandi (participle)
smakkaður (participle)
smakki (first-person present singular)
smakkaði (first-person past singular)
smakkar (present second-person singular)
smakkaði (past second-person singular)
smakkar (present singular third-person)
smakkaði (past singular third-person)
smakka (plural present)
smakkaðu (past plural)
smakka! (imperative present singular)
smakkið! (imperative plural present)

Borrowed from Middle Low German smaken (“to taste”); see Dutch smaken (“to taste”) for more.


spara

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spara (third person singular past indicative spardi, third person plural past indicative spart, supine spart)

spardi (indicative past singular third-person)
spart (indicative past plural third-person)
spart (supine)
spara (infinitive)
spart (supine)
sparandi (participle)
spardur (participle)
spari (first-person present singular)
spardi (first-person past singular)
sparir (present second-person singular)
spardi (past second-person singular)
sparir (present singular third-person)
spardi (past singular third-person)
spara (plural present)
spardu (past plural)
spar! (imperative present singular)
sparið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse spara, from Proto-Germanic *sparāną.


spyrja

spyrja (third person singular past indicative spurdi, third person plural past indicative spurdu, supine spurt)

spurdi (indicative past singular third-person)
spurdu (indicative past plural third-person)
spurt (supine)
spyrja (infinitive)
spurt (supine)
spyrjandi (participle)
spurdur (participle)
spyrji (first-person present singular)
spurdi (first-person past singular)
spyrt (present second-person singular)
spurdi (past second-person singular)
spyr (present singular third-person)
spurdi (past singular third-person)
spyrja (plural present)
spurdu (past plural)
spyr! (imperative present singular)
spyrjið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

Hví spyrt tú meg?


standa

standa (third person singular past indicative stóð, third person plural past indicative stóðu, supine staðið)

stóð (indicative past singular third-person)
stóðu (indicative past plural third-person)
staðið (supine)
standa (infinitive)
staðið (supine)
standandi (participle)
standi (first-person present singular)
stóð (first-person past singular)
stendur (present second-person singular)
stóðst (past second-person singular)
stendur (present singular third-person)
stóð (past singular third-person)
standa (plural present)
stóðu (past plural)
statt! (imperative present singular)
standið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic *standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.


súpa

súpa (third person singular past indicative seyp, third person plural past indicative supu, supine sopið)

seyp (indicative past singular third-person)
supu (indicative past plural third-person)
sopið (supine)
súpa (infinitive)
sopið (supine)
súpandi (participle)
sopin (participle)
súpi (first-person present singular)
seyp (first-person past singular)
sýpur (present second-person singular)
seypst (past second-person singular)
sýpur (present singular third-person)
seyp (past singular third-person)
súpa (plural present)
supu (past plural)
súp! (imperative present singular)
súpið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse súpa, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- (“to pour out”).


svara

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svara (third person singular past indicative svaraði, third person plural past indicative svarað, supine svarað)

svaraði (indicative past singular third-person)
svarað (indicative past plural third-person)
svarað (supine)
svara (infinitive)
svarað (supine)
svarandi (participle)
svaraður (participle)
svari (first-person present singular)
svaraði (first-person past singular)
svarar (present second-person singular)
svaraði (past second-person singular)
svarar (present singular third-person)
svaraði (past singular third-person)
svara (plural present)
svaraðu (past plural)
svara! (imperative present singular)
svarið! (imperative plural present)


synda

synda (third person singular past indicative syndaði, third person plural past indicative syndað, supine syndað)

syndaði (indicative past singular third-person)
syndað (indicative past plural third-person)
syndað (supine)
synda (infinitive)
syndað (supine)
syndandi (participle)
syndaður (participle)
syndi (first-person present singular)
syndaði (first-person past singular)
syndar (present second-person singular)
syndaði (past second-person singular)
syndar (present singular third-person)
syndaði (past singular third-person)
synda (plural present)
syndaðu (past plural)
synda! (imperative present singular)
syndið! (imperative plural present)


syngja

syngja (third person singular past indicative sang, third person plural past indicative sungu, supine sungið)

sang (indicative past singular third-person)
sungu (indicative past plural third-person)
sungið (supine)
syngja (infinitive)
sungið (supine)
syngjandi (participle)
sungin (participle)
syngi (first-person present singular)
sang (first-person past singular)
syngur (present second-person singular)
sang (past second-person singular)
syngur (present singular third-person)
sang (past singular third-person)
syngja (plural present)
sungu (past plural)
syngj! (imperative present singular)
syngjið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.


sýna

sýna (third person singular past indicative sýndi, supine sýnt)

sýndi (indicative past singular third-person)
sýnt (supine)
sýna (infinitive)
sýnt (supine)
sýnandi (participle)
sýndur (participle)
sýni (first-person present singular)
sýndi (first-person past singular)
sýnir (present second-person singular)
sýndi (past second-person singular)
sýnir (present singular third-person)
sýndi (past singular third-person)
sýna (plural present)
sýndu (past plural)
sýn! (imperative present singular)
sýnið! (imperative plural present)


taka

taka (third person singular past indicative tók, third person plural past indicative tóku, supine tikið)

tók (indicative past singular third-person)
tóku (indicative past plural third-person)
tikið (supine)
taka (infinitive)
tikið (supine)
takandi (participle)
tikin (participle)
taki (first-person present singular)
tók (first-person past singular)
tekur (present second-person singular)
tók (past second-person singular)
tókst (past second-person singular)
tekur (present singular third-person)
tók (past singular third-person)
taka (plural present)
tóku (past plural)
tak! (imperative present singular)
takið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”).


týna

týna (third person singular past indicative týndi, third person plural past indicative týndu, supine týnt)

týndi (indicative past singular third-person)
týndu (indicative past plural third-person)
týnt (supine)
týna (infinitive)
týnt (supine)
týnandi (participle)
týndur (participle)
týni (first-person present singular)
týndi (first-person past singular)
týnir (present second-person singular)
týndi (past second-person singular)
týnir (present singular third-person)
týndi (past singular third-person)
týna (plural present)
týndu (past plural)
týn! (imperative present singular)
týnið! (imperative plural present)


vakna

vakna (third person singular past indicative vaknaði, third person plural past indicative vaknaðu, supine vaknað)

vaknaði (indicative past singular third-person)
vaknaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
vaknað (supine)
vakna (infinitive)
vaknað (supine)
vaknandi (participle)
vaknaður (participle)
vakni (first-person present singular)
vaknaði (first-person past singular)
vaknar (present second-person singular)
vaknaði (past second-person singular)
vaknar (present singular third-person)
vaknaði (past singular third-person)
vakna (plural present)
vaknaðu (past plural)
vakna! (imperative present singular)
vaknið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse vakna, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną.


veður

vaða (infinitive)
vaðið (supine)
vaðandi (participle)
vaðin (participle)
vaði (first-person present singular)
vóð (first-person past singular)
veður (present second-person singular)
vóð (past second-person singular)
vóðst (past second-person singular)
veður (present singular third-person)
vóð (past singular third-person)
vaða (plural present)
vóðu (past plural)
vað! (imperative present singular)
vaðið! (imperative plural present)

you, he, she, it wades, second/third-person singular present of vaða


veiða

veiða (third person singular past indicative veiddi, third person plural past indicative veiddu, supine veitt)

veiddi (indicative past singular third-person)
veiddu (indicative past plural third-person)
veitt (supine)
veiða (infinitive)
veitt (supine)
veiðandi (participle)
veiddur (participle)
veiði (first-person present singular)
veiddi (first-person past singular)
veiðir (present second-person singular)
veiddi (past second-person singular)
veiðir (present singular third-person)
veiddi (past singular third-person)
veiða (plural present)
veiddu (past plural)
veið! (imperative present singular)
veiðið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse veiða, from Proto-Germanic *waiþijaną.

(transitive) to catch sheep assisted by a dog


vekja

vekja (infinitive)
vakt (supine)
vekjandi (participle)
vakdur (participle)
vekji (first-person present singular)
vakdi (first-person past singular)
vekur (present second-person singular)
vakdi (past second-person singular)
vekur (present singular third-person)
vakdi (past singular third-person)
vekja (plural present)
vakdu (past plural)
vek! (imperative present singular)
vekjið! (imperative plural present)
vekja (infinitive)
vakt (supine)
vekjandi (participle)
vaktur (participle)
veki (first-person present singular)
vakti (first-person past singular)
vekir (present second-person singular)
vakti (past second-person singular)
vekir (present singular third-person)
vakti (past singular third-person)
vekja (plural present)
vaktu (past plural)
vek! (imperative present singular)
vekið! (imperative plural present)


venja

venja (third person singular past indicative vandi, third person plural past indicative vant, supine vant)

vandi (indicative past singular third-person)
vant (indicative past plural third-person)
vant (supine)
venja (infinitive)
vant (supine)
venjandi (participle)
vandur (participle)
venji (first-person present singular)
vandi (first-person past singular)
venur (present second-person singular)
vandi (past second-person singular)
venur (present singular third-person)
vandi (past singular third-person)
venja (plural present)
vandu (past plural)
ven! (imperative present singular)
venjið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną, whence also English wean.


verða

verða (third person singular past indicative varð, third person plural past indicative vórðu, supine vorðið)

varð (indicative past singular third-person)
vórðu (indicative past plural third-person)
vorðið (supine)
verða (infinitive)
vorðið (supine)
verðandi (participle)
vorðin (participle)
verði (first-person present singular)
varð (first-person past singular)
verður (present second-person singular)
varð (past second-person singular)
verður (present singular third-person)
varð (past singular third-person)
verða (plural present)
vórðu (past plural)
verð! (imperative present singular)
verðið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse verða, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.


leggur

leggja (infinitive)
lagt (supine)
leggjandi (participle)
lagdur (participle)
leggi (first-person present singular)
legði (first-person past singular)
leggur (present second-person singular)
legði (past second-person singular)
leggur (present singular third-person)
legði (past singular third-person)
leggja (plural present)
løgdu (past plural)
leggj! (imperative present singular)
leggjið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)lak-.

second/third-person singular present indicative of leggja


blása

blása (third person singular past indicative blásti, third person plural past indicative blást, supine blást)

blásti (indicative past singular third-person)
blást (indicative past plural third-person)
blást (supine)

From Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.


skera

skera (third person singular past indicative skar, third person plural past indicative skóru, supine skorið)

skar (indicative past singular third-person)
skóru (indicative past plural third-person)
skorið (supine)
skera (infinitive)
skorið (supine)
skerandi (participle)
skorin (participle)
skeri (first-person present singular)
skar (first-person past singular)
skert (present second-person singular)
skart (past second-person singular)
sker (present singular third-person)
skar (past singular third-person)
skera (plural present)
skóru (past plural)
sker! (imperative present singular)
skerið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).


stinga

stinga (third person singular past indicative stakk, third person plural past indicative stungu, supine stungið)

stakk (indicative past singular third-person)
stungu (indicative past plural third-person)
stungið (supine)
stinga (infinitive)
stungið (supine)
stingandi (participle)
stungin (participle)
stingi (first-person present singular)
stakk (first-person past singular)
stingur (present second-person singular)
stakst (past second-person singular)
stingur (present singular third-person)
stakk (past singular third-person)
stinga (plural present)
stungu (past plural)
stikk! (imperative present singular)
stingið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse stinga, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Icelandic and Swedish stinga, English sting.


klóra

klóra (third person singular past indicative klóraði, third person plural past indicative klóraðu, supine klórað)

klóraði (indicative past singular third-person)
klóraðu (indicative past plural third-person)
klórað (supine)
klóra (infinitive)
klórað (supine)
klórandi (participle)
klóraður (participle)
klóri (first-person present singular)
klóraði (first-person past singular)
klórar (present second-person singular)
klóraði (past second-person singular)
klórar (present singular third-person)
klóraði (past singular third-person)
klóra (plural present)
klóraðu (past plural)
klóra! (imperative present singular)
klórið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse klóra, from Old Norse kló.


ganga

ganga (third person singular past indicative gekk, third person plural past indicative gingu, supine gingið)

gekk (indicative past singular third-person)
gingu (indicative past plural third-person)
gingið (supine)
ganga (infinitive)
gingið (supine)
gangandi (participle)
gingin (participle)
gangi (first-person present singular)
gekk (first-person past singular)
gongur (present second-person singular)
gekst (past second-person singular)
gongur (present singular third-person)
gekk (past singular third-person)
ganga (plural present)
gingu (past plural)
gakk! (imperative present singular)
gangið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-.


falla

falla (third person singular past indicative fall, third person plural past indicative fullu, supine fallið)

fall (indicative past singular third-person)
fullu (indicative past plural third-person)
fallið (supine)
falla (infinitive)
fallið (supine)
fallandi (participle)
fallin (participle)
falli (first-person present singular)
fall (first-person past singular)
fell (first-person past singular)
fellur (present second-person singular)
fall (past second-person singular)
falst (past second-person singular)
fell (past second-person singular)
fellur (present singular third-person)
fall (past singular third-person)
fell (past singular third-person)
falla (plural present)
fullu (past plural)
fall! (imperative present singular)
fallið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃lH-.


verpa

verpa (third person singular past indicative varp, third person plural past indicative vurpu, supine vorpið)

varp (indicative past singular third-person)
vurpu (indicative past plural third-person)
vorpið (supine)
verpa (infinitive)
vorpið (supine)
verpandi (participle)
vorpin (participle)
verpi (first-person present singular)
varp (first-person past singular)
verpur (present second-person singular)
varpst (past second-person singular)
verpur (present singular third-person)
varp (past singular third-person)
verpa (plural present)
vurpu (past plural)
verp! (imperative present singular)
verpið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Hønan varp eitt egg.

(transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to lay (an egg)


binda

binda (third person singular past indicative bant, third person plural past indicative bundu, supine bundið)

bant (indicative past singular third-person)
bundu (indicative past plural third-person)
bundið (supine)
binda (infinitive)
bundið (supine)
bindandi (participle)
bundin (participle)
bindi (first-person present singular)
bant (first-person past singular)
bindur (present second-person singular)
banst (past second-person singular)
bindur (present singular third-person)
bant (past singular third-person)
binda (plural present)
bundu (past plural)
bind! (imperative present singular)
bindið! (imperative plural present)

Inherited from Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.


telja

telja (third person singular past indicative taldi, third person plural past indicative talt, supine talt)

taldi (indicative past singular third-person)
talt (indicative past plural third-person)
talt (supine)
telja (infinitive)
talt (supine)
teljandi (participle)
taldur (participle)
telji (first-person present singular)
taldi (first-person past singular)
telur (present second-person singular)
taldi (past second-person singular)
telur (present singular third-person)
taldi (past singular third-person)
telja (plural present)
taldu (past plural)
tel! (imperative present singular)
teljið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse telja, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.


leika

leika (infinitive)
leikað (supine)
leikandi
leiktur
leikaður
leiki (first-person present singular)
leikti (first-person past singular)
leikaði (first-person past singular)
leikar (present second-person singular)
leikti (past second-person singular)
leikaði (past second-person singular)
leikar (present singular third-person)
leikti (past singular third-person)
leikaði (past singular third-person)
leika (plural present)
leiktu (past plural)
leikaðu (past plural)
leika! (imperative present singular)
leikið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.


streyma

streyma (third person singular past indicative streymaði, third person plural past indicative streymaðu, supine streymað)

streymaði (indicative past singular third-person)
streymaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
streymað (supine)
streyma (infinitive)
streymað (supine)
streymandi (participle)
streymaður (participle)
streymi (first-person present singular)
streymaði (first-person past singular)
streymar (present second-person singular)
streymaði (past second-person singular)
streymar (present singular third-person)
streymaði (past singular third-person)
streyma (plural present)
streymaðu (past plural)
streyma! (imperative present singular)
streymið! (imperative plural present)

Inherited from Old Norse streyma. Compare Swedish strömma, Norwegian Nynorsk strøyma, Danish strømme.


vinna

vinna (third person singular past indicative vann, third person plural past indicative vunnu, supine vunnið)

vann (indicative past singular third-person)
vunnu (indicative past plural third-person)
vunnið (supine)
vinna (infinitive)
vunnið (supine)
vinnandi (participle)
vunnin (participle)
vinni (first-person present singular)
vann (first-person past singular)
vinnur (present second-person singular)
vanst (past second-person singular)
vinnur (present singular third-person)
vann (past singular third-person)
vinna (plural present)
vunnu (past plural)
vinn! (imperative present singular)
vinnið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Swedish vinna, Icelandic vinna, Norwegian Bokmål vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.


ætla

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ætla (third person singular past indicative ætlaði, supine ætlað)

ætlaði (indicative past singular third-person)
ætlað (supine)
ætla (infinitive)
ætlað (supine)
ætlandi (participle)
ætlaður (participle)
ætli (first-person present singular)
ætlaði (first-person past singular)
ætlar (present second-person singular)
ætlaði (past second-person singular)
ætlar (present singular third-person)
ætlaði (past singular third-person)
ætla (plural present)
ætlaðu (past plural)
ætla! (imperative present singular)
ætlið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse ætla, from Proto-Germanic *ahtilōną (“to strive, think”). Landt 1800 mentions it as a typical Faroese term in contrast to Danish tænke, slutte. Cognate with Swedish ättla.


festi

I, you, he, she, it fastened, singular past tense form of festa.


batna

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batna (third person singular past indicative batnaði, third person plural past indicative batnað, supine batnað)

batnaði (indicative past singular third-person)
batnað (indicative past plural third-person)
batnað (supine)
batna (infinitive)
batnað (supine)
batnandi (participle)
batnaður (participle)
batni (first-person present singular)
batnaði (first-person past singular)
batnar (present second-person singular)
batnaði (past second-person singular)
batnar (present singular third-person)
batnaði (past singular third-person)
batna (plural present)
batnaðu (past plural)
batna! (imperative present singular)
batnið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse batna, from Proto-Germanic *batnaną.


bíða eftir

From bíða (“to wait”) and eftir (“after”), from Old Norse.

Bíða eftir mær!


bjarga

bjarga (third person singular past indicative bjargaði, third person plural past indicative bjargaðu, supine bjargað)

bjargaði (indicative past singular third-person)
bjargaðu (indicative past plural third-person)
bjargað (supine)
bjarga (infinitive)
bjargað (supine)
bjargandi (participle)
bjargaður (participle)
bjargi (first-person present singular)
bjargaði (first-person past singular)
bjargar (present second-person singular)
bjargaði (past second-person singular)
bjargar (present singular third-person)
bjargaði (past singular third-person)
bjarga (plural present)
bjargaðu (past plural)
bjarga! (imperative present singular)
bjargið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse bjarga, from Proto-Germanic *berganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-.

at bjarga heimin


ger

gera (infinitive)
gjørt (supine)
gerandi (participle)
gjørdur (participle)
geri (first-person present singular)
gjørdi (first-person past singular)
gert (present second-person singular)
gjørdi (past second-person singular)
ger (present singular third-person)
gjørdi (past singular third-person)
gera (plural present)
gjørdu (past plural)
ger! (imperative present singular)
gerið! (imperative plural present)


rør

(proverb) hann fær byr, ið bíðar, og havn, ið rør

he gets wind [in the sails] who waits, and a harbour [one] who rows.


vilja

vilja (third person singular past indicative vildi, third person plural past indicative vilað, supine vilað)

vildi (indicative past singular third-person)
vilað (indicative past plural third-person)
vilað (supine)
vilja (infinitive)
vilað (supine)
vil (first-person present singular)
vildi (first-person past singular)
vilt (present second-person singular)
vildi (past second-person singular)
vil (present singular third-person)
vildi (past singular third-person)
vilja (plural present)
vildu (past plural)

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.


hyggja

hyggja (third person singular past indicative hugdi, third person plural past indicative hugdu, supine hugt)

hugdi (indicative past singular third-person)
hugdu (indicative past plural third-person)
hugt (supine)
hyggja (infinitive)
hugt (supine)
hyggjandi (participle)
hugdur (participle)
hyggi (first-person present singular)
hugdi (first-person past singular)
hyggur (present second-person singular)
hugdi (past second-person singular)
hyggur (present singular third-person)
hugdi (past singular third-person)
hyggja (plural present)
hugdu (past plural)
hygg! (imperative present singular)
hyggið! (imperative plural present)


veita

veita (infinitive)
veitt (supine)
veitandi (participle)
veittur (participle)
veiti (first-person present singular)
veitti (first-person past singular)
veitir (present second-person singular)
veitti (past second-person singular)
veitir (present singular third-person)
veitti (past singular third-person)
veita (plural present)
veittu (past plural)
veit! (imperative present singular)
veitið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse veita (“to grant, give”), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (“to let know, show”, causative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”)), from Proto-Indo-European *woyd-éye-ti (“to let see, show”, causative), derived from the root Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to catch sight of”). Closely related to Old Frisian wēta (“to claim, testify”) and Old High German weizen (“to show, prove”).

inh

causative of Proto-Germanic <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro">*witaną</i> (“to know”)

cog

to yield, render, give, allot, allocate, assign


brann

Handilin brann í grund

og hjarta mítt brann eins og eldur

first/third-person singular past of brenna


greiða

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greiða (third person singular past indicative greiddi, third person plural past indicative greiddu, supine greitt)

greiddi (indicative past singular third-person)
greiddu (indicative past plural third-person)
greitt (supine)
greiða (infinitive)
greitt (supine)
greiðandi (participle)
greiddur (participle)
greiði (first-person present singular)
greiddi (first-person past singular)
greiðir (present second-person singular)
greiddi (past second-person singular)
greiðir (present singular third-person)
greiddi (past singular third-person)
greiða (plural present)
greiddu (past plural)
greið! (imperative present singular)
greiðið! (imperative plural present)

From Old Norse greiða (“to arrange; fit out; comb”), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną.

inh

to straighten out, to order, to arrange, to unknot

Hann dugir væl at greiða frá.

greiða frá: to tell, to report, to recount, to explain