Faroese edit

Verb edit

sveipa

  1. to wrap, to envelope

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of sveipa (group v-29-30)
infinitive sveipa
supine sveipað
participle (a5
(a39)/a6)1
sveipandi sveiptur/
sveipaður
present past
first singular sveipi sveipti/
sveipaði
second singular sveipar sveipti/
sveipaði
third singular sveipar sveipti/
sveipaði
plural sveipa sveiptu/
sveipaðu
imperative
singular sveipa!
plural sveipið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms edit

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną. Cognate with Faroese sveipa, English swoop, German schweifen.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sveipa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sveipaði, supine sveipað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to wrap, to swaddle
    Synonym: hjúpa

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

  • sveipur (lock, curl; gust, squall)

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *swaipaną and *swaipijaną.

Verb edit

sveipa (singular past indicative sveip, plural past indicative svipu, past participle sveipinn)

  1. to sweep, stroke
  2. to swathe, wrap
  3. to cast, fling

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • sveipa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press