See also: Elta

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse elta (to chase, hunt, knead), from Proto-Germanic *alatjaną (to drive, move).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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elta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative elti, supine elt)

  1. to chase (to pursue, to follow at speed) [with accusative]
    • Judges 2:19
      En er dómarinn andaðist, breyttu þeir að nýju verr en feður þeirra, með því að elta aðra guði til þess að þjóna þeim og falla fram fyrir þeim. Þeir létu eigi af gjörðum sínum né þrjóskubreytni sinni.
      But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

Conjugation

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elta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur elta
supine sagnbót elt
present participle
eltandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég elti elti elti elti
þú eltir eltir eltir eltir
hann, hún, það eltir elti elti elti
plural við eltum eltum eltum eltum
þið eltið eltuð eltið eltuð
þeir, þær, þau elta eltu elti eltu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú elt (þú), eltu
plural þið eltið (þið), eltiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
eltast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur eltast
supine sagnbót elst
present participle
eltandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég eltist eltist eltist eltist
þú eltist eltist eltist eltist
hann, hún, það eltist eltist eltist eltist
plural við eltumst eltumst eltumst eltumst
þið eltist eltust eltist eltust
þeir, þær, þau eltast eltust eltist eltust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú elst (þú), elstu
plural þið eltist (þið), eltisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
eltur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
eltur elt elt eltir eltar elt
accusative
(þolfall)
eltan elta elt elta eltar elt
dative
(þágufall)
eltum eltri eltu eltum eltum eltum
genitive
(eignarfall)
elts eltrar elts eltra eltra eltra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
elti elta elta eltu eltu eltu
accusative
(þolfall)
elta eltu elta eltu eltu eltu
dative
(þágufall)
elta eltu elta eltu eltu eltu
genitive
(eignarfall)
elta eltu elta eltu eltu eltu

Derived terms

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  • eltast
  • eltast við (to rush around after something; to try to get a hold of something)