värpa
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish værpa, from Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
värpa (present värper, preterite värpte, supine värpt, imperative värp)
- to lay (an egg)
- Min höna har värpt ett ägg.
- My hen has laid an egg.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of värpa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | värpa | värpas | ||
| Supine | värpt | värpts | ||
| Imperative | värp | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | värpen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | värper | värpte | värps, värpes | värptes |
| Ind. plural1 | värpa | värpte | värpas | värptes |
| Subjunctive2 | värpe | värpte | värpes | värptes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | värpande | |||
| Past participle | värpt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- värpa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- värpa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)