Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From standa yfir (to last, to be in progress).

Verb edit

yfirstanda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative yfirstóð, third-person plural past indicative yfirstóðu, supine yfirstaðið)

  1. to be occurring, to be going on
    yfirstendur hátíð heilags anda.
    The celebration of the Holy Spirit is going on now.

Conjugation edit