þverra
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse þverra, of disputed origin. Cognate with Faroese tvørra, Norwegian tverra. Likely related to þver (“transverse”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
þverra (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative þvarr, third-person plural past indicative þurru, supine þorrið)
Conjugation edit
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
- þverrun (“decrease”)
Old Norse edit
Verb edit
þverra (singular past indicative þvarr, plural past indicative þurru, past participle þorrinn)
- (intransitive) to wane, grow less, decrease
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of þverra — active (strong class 3)
infinitive | þverra | |
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present participle | þverrandi | |
past participle | þorrinn | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | þverr | þvarr |
2nd-person singular | þverr | þvart |
3rd-person singular | þverr | þvarr |
1st-person plural | þverrum | þurrum |
2nd-person plural | þverrið | þurruð |
3rd-person plural | þverra | þurru |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | þverra | þyrra |
2nd-person singular | þverrir | þyrrir |
3rd-person singular | þverri | þyrri |
1st-person plural | þverrim | þyrrim |
2nd-person plural | þverrið | þyrrið |
3rd-person plural | þverri | þyrri |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | þverr | |
1st-person plural | þverrum | |
2nd-person plural | þverrið |
Conjugation of þverra — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive | þverrask | |
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present participle | þverrandisk | |
past participle | þorrizk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | þverrumk | þurrumk |
2nd-person singular | þversk | þvarzk |
3rd-person singular | þversk | þvarsk |
1st-person plural | þverrumsk | þurrumsk |
2nd-person plural | þverrizk | þurruzk |
3rd-person plural | þverrask | þurrusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | þverrumk | þyrrumk |
2nd-person singular | þverrisk | þyrrisk |
3rd-person singular | þverrisk | þyrrisk |
1st-person plural | þverrimsk | þyrrimsk |
2nd-person plural | þverrizk | þyrrizk |
3rd-person plural | þverrisk | þyrrisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | þversk | |
1st-person plural | þverrumsk | |
2nd-person plural | þverrizk |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Verb edit
þverra (singular past indicative þverði, plural past indicative þverðu, past participle þverðr)
- (transitive) to make to decrease
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of þverra — active (weak class 1)
infinitive | þverra | |
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present participle | þverrandi | |
past participle | þverðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | þverri | þverða |
2nd-person singular | þverrir | þverðir |
3rd-person singular | þverrir | þverði |
1st-person plural | þverrum | þverðum |
2nd-person plural | þverrið | þverðuð |
3rd-person plural | þverra | þverðu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | þverra | þverða |
2nd-person singular | þverrir | þverðir |
3rd-person singular | þverri | þverði |
1st-person plural | þverrim | þverðim |
2nd-person plural | þverrið | þverðið |
3rd-person plural | þverri | þverði |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | þverr, þverri | |
1st-person plural | þverrum | |
2nd-person plural | þverrið |
Conjugation of þverra — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive | þverrask | |
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present participle | þverrandisk | |
past participle | þverzk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | þverrumk | þverðumk |
2nd-person singular | þverrisk | þverðisk |
3rd-person singular | þverrisk | þverðisk |
1st-person plural | þverrumsk | þverðumsk |
2nd-person plural | þverrizk | þverðuzk |
3rd-person plural | þverrask | þverðusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | þverrumk | þverðumk |
2nd-person singular | þverrisk | þverðisk |
3rd-person singular | þverrisk | þverðisk |
1st-person plural | þverrimsk | þverðimsk |
2nd-person plural | þverrizk | þverðizk |
3rd-person plural | þverrisk | þverðisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | þverrsk, þverrisk | |
1st-person plural | þverrumsk | |
2nd-person plural | þverrizk |
References edit
- þverra in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.