Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną.

Verb

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merkja (third person singular past indicative merkti, supine merkt)

  1. to mean
    Hvat merkir tað?What does it mean?
  2. to notice
  3. to signify

Conjugation

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Conjugation of merkja (group v-11)
infinitive merkja
supine merkt
participle (a5)1 merkjandi merktur
present past
first singular merki merkti
second singular merkir merkti
third singular merkir merkti
plural merkja merktu
imperative
singular merk!
plural merkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

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"merkja" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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merkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative merkti, supine merkt)

  1. to mark, label
  2. to mean, signify
  3. to notice

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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merkja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of merki