fortelja
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Danish fortælle, from Middle Low German vortellen. Influenced by Old Norse fyrtelja or, respectively, telja.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fortelja (third person singular past indicative fortaldi, third person plural past indicative fortaldu, supine fortalt)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fortelja (group v-18) | ||
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infinitive | fortelja | |
supine | fortalt | |
participle (a7)1 | forteljandi | fortaldur |
present | past | |
first singular | fortelji | fortaldi |
second singular | fortelur | fortaldi |
third singular | fortelur | fortaldi |
plural | fortelja | fortaldu |
imperative | ||
singular | fortel! | |
plural | forteljið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German vortellen, compare with Old Norse fyrtelja.
Verb edit
fortelja (present tense fortel, past tense fortalde, past participle fortalt, passive infinitive forteljast, present participle forteljande, imperative fortel)
See also edit
- fortelle (Bokmål)
References edit
- “fortelja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.