svølta

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See also: svolta

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to starve
Conjugation
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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

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to starve (someone)
Conjugation
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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.