"yrkja" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

IPA: /²ʏr.çɑ/ Forms: yrkjer [present], yrkte [past], yrkt [participle, past], yrkjast [infinitive, passive], yrkjande [participle, present], yrk [imperative], yrkje [alternative], yrka [alternative], yrke [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti of the root *werǵ-. In an ablaut relationship with verk (from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”)). Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*werǵ-}}, {{inh|nn|non|yrkja}} Old Norse yrkja, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*wurkijaną}} Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, {{inh|nn|ine-pro|*wr̥ǵyéti}} Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti, {{cog|ine-pro|*wérǵom|t=work}} Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”) Head templates: {{nn-verb-2}} yrkja (present tense yrkjer, past tense yrkte, past participle yrkt, passive infinitive yrkjast, present participle yrkjande, imperative yrk)
  1. to make, to do
    Sense id: en-yrkja-nn-verb-iHCjFVsV
  2. to work
    Sense id: en-yrkja-nn-verb-HOHGnaBv
  3. to create
    Sense id: en-yrkja-nn-verb-j-cigsDv
  4. (poetry) to compose
    Sense id: en-yrkja-nn-verb-EUjpoz-F Categories (other): Poetry Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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