Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse skipa.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

skipa (third person singular past indicative skipaði, third person plural past indicative skipað, supine skipað)

  1. to arrange things
  2. lead the singing of kvæði

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of skipa (group v-30)
infinitive skipa
supine skipað
participle (a6)1 skipandi skipaður
present past
first singular skipi skipaði
second singular skipar skipaði
third singular skipar skipaði
plural skipa skipaðu
imperative
singular skipa!
plural skipið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms edit

  • skipan (arrangement, system)

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

skipa

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀𐌰

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse skipa.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

skipa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skipaði, supine skipað)

  1. (with dative) to order, command
  2. (with dative) to arrange
  3. (with dative) to discharge, unload
  4. (with dative) to ship, put on board
  5. (with accusative) to appoint
  6. (with accusative) to occupy

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

skipa n

  1. definite plural of skip

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

skipa

  1. simple past of skipe
  2. past participle of skipe

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

skipa n

  1. definite plural of skip

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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Verb edit

skipa

  1. (transitive, with dative) to arrange, to place in order, to draw up
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to take up, occupy
  3. (ditransitive, with dative and accusative) to assign a thing to someone
  4. (ditransitive, with dative and accusative) to man (with)
  5. (with til + genitive) to arrange, make ready for
    skipa til búa sína
    to put one's household in order
  6. to change
    bið hann, at þit skipit máldaga
    ask him to change the bargain
  7. (reflexive)

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Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: skipa
  • Faroese: skipa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skipa, skipe
  • Old Swedish: skepa, skipa
  • Old Danish: skipæ

References edit

  • skipa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish edit

Verb edit

skipa (present skipar, preterite skipade, supine skipat, imperative skipa)

  1. (in "skipa rättvisa (justice)") to bring about justice (often in a court or the like)
    att ställa de ansvariga inför rätta och skipa rättvisa
    to put those responsible on trial and deliver justice
    Rättvisa har skipats
    Justice has been done

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