svølta

See also: svolta

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvœl̥ta/

  Rhymes: -œl̥ta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svelta (strong verb), from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

svølta (third person singular past indicative svøltaði, third person plural past indicative svøltaðu, supine svøltað)

1. (intransitive) to starve

Conjugation

Conjugation of svølta (group v-30)
infinitive	svølta
supine	svøltað
participle (a6)1	svøltandi	svøltaður
	present	past
first singular	svølti	svøltaði
second singular	svøltar	svøltaði
third singular	svøltar	svøltaði
plural	svølta	svøltaðu
	imperative
singular	svølta!
plural	svøltið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svelta (weak verb), from Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną. Causative of svølta (1).

Verb

svølta (third person singular past indicative svølti, third person plural past indicative svøltu, supine svølt)

1. (transitive) to starve (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of svølta (group v-7)
infinitive	svølta
supine	svølt
participle (a5)1	svøltandi	svøltur
	present	past
first singular	svølti	svølti
second singular	svøltir	svølti
third singular	svøltir	svølti
plural	svølta	svøltu
	imperative
singular	svølt!
plural	svøltið!
1Only the past participle being declined.