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svølta
svølta
Faroese
Verb
svølta (third person singular past indicative svøltaði, third person plural past indicative svøltað, supine svøltað)
- (intransitive) to starve
Conjugation
| v-30 | ||||
| infinitive | svølta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | svøltandi | |||
| past participle a6 | svøltaður | |||
| supine | svøltað | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | svølti | svøltar | svøltar | svølta |
| past | svøltaði | svøltaði | svøltaði | svøltaðu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | svølta! | — | svøltið! |
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 svølt, supine svølt)
- (transitive) to starve (someone)
Conjugation
| v-7 | ||||
| infinitive | svølta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | svøltandi | |||
| past participle a5 | svøltur | |||
| supine | svølt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | svølti | svøltir | svøltir | svølta |
| past | svølti | svølti | svølti | svøltu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | svølt! | — | svøltið! |