verpa

See also: Verpa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹ̥pa/

  Rhymes: -ɛɹ̥pa

Verb

verpa (third person singular past indicative varp, third person plural past indicative vurpu, supine vorpið)

1. to lay (eggs)
2. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to lay (an egg)

   Hønan varp eitt egg. ― The chicken laid an egg.

Conjugation

Conjugation of verpa (group v-49)
infinitive	verpa
supine	vorpið
participle (a34)1	verpandi	vorpin
	present	past
first singular	verpi	varp
second singular	verpur	varpst
third singular	verpur	varp
plural	verpa	vurpu
	imperative
singular	verp!
plural	verpið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛr̥pa/

  Rhymes: -ɛr̥pa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Verb

verpa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative varp, third-person plural past indicative urpu, supine orpið) or
verpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative verpti, supine verpt)

1. (transitive, with dative) to throw
2. (transitive, intransitive, with dative) to lay (an egg)

   Hænan verpti eggi.

   The chicken laid an egg.

Usage notes

The strong conjugation is the original one, but the weak one is becoming more usual. They are also commonly mixed together.

Conjugation

Strong conjugation:

verpa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að verpa
supine (sagnbót)		orpið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		verpandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég verp	við verpum	present (nútíð)	ég verpi	við verpum
	þú verpur	þið verpið		þú verpir	þið verpið
	hann, hún, það verpur	þeir, þær, þau verpa		hann, hún, það verpi	þeir, þær, þau verpi
past (þátíð)	ég varp	við urpum	past (þátíð)	ég yrpi	við yrpum
	þú varpst	þið urpuð		þú yrpir	þið yrpuð
	hann, hún, það varp	þeir, þær, þau urpu		hann, hún, það yrpi	þeir, þær, þau yrpu
imperative (boðháttur)	verp (þú)	verpið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	verptu	verpiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

orpinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	orpinn	orpin	orpið		orpnir	orpnar	orpin
accusative (þolfall)	orpinn	orpna	orpið		orpna	orpnar	orpin
dative (þágufall)	orpnum	orpinni	orpnu		orpnum	orpnum	orpnum
genitive (eignarfall)	orpins	orpinnar	orpins		orpinna	orpinna	orpinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	orpni	orpna	orpna		orpnu	orpnu	orpnu
accusative (þolfall)	orpna	orpnu	orpna		orpnu	orpnu	orpnu
dative (þágufall)	orpna	orpnu	orpna		orpnu	orpnu	orpnu
genitive (eignarfall)	orpna	orpnu	orpna		orpnu	orpnu	orpnu

Weak conjugation:

verpa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að verpa
supine (sagnbót)		verpt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		verpandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég verpi	við verpum	present (nútíð)	ég verpi	við verpum
	þú verpir	þið verpið		þú verpir	þið verpið
	hann, hún, það verpir	þeir, þær, þau verpa		hann, hún, það verpi	þeir, þær, þau verpi
past (þátíð)	ég verpti	við verptum	past (þátíð)	ég verpti	við verptum
	þú verptir	þið verptuð		þú verptir	þið verptuð
	hann, hún, það verpti	þeir, þær, þau verptu		hann, hún, það verpti	þeir, þær, þau verptu
imperative (boðháttur)	verp (þú)	verpið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	verptu	verpiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

verptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	verptur	verpt	verpt		verptir	verptar	verpt
accusative (þolfall)	verptan	verpta	verpt		verpta	verptar	verpt
dative (þágufall)	verptum	verptri	verptu		verptum	verptum	verptum
genitive (eignarfall)	verpts	verptrar	verpts		verptra	verptra	verptra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	verpti	verpta	verpta		verptu	verptu	verptu
accusative (þolfall)	verpta	verptu	verpta		verptu	verptu	verptu
dative (þágufall)	verpta	verptu	verpta		verptu	verptu	verptu
genitive (eignarfall)	verpta	verptu	verpta		verptu	verptu	verptu

Synonyms

• (throw): varpa, fleygja, henda, kasta

Derived terms

• verpa öndinni léttar (to heave a sigh of relief)

Etymology 2

Causative of verpa (1). From Proto-Germanic *warpijaną.

Verb

verpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative verpti, supine verpt)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to twist, wind, contort

Conjugation

verpa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að verpa
supine (sagnbót)		verpt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		verpandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég verpi	við verpum	present (nútíð)	ég verpi	við verpum
	þú verpir	þið verpið		þú verpir	þið verpið
	hann, hún, það verpir	þeir, þær, þau verpa		hann, hún, það verpi	þeir, þær, þau verpi
past (þátíð)	ég verpti	við verptum	past (þátíð)	ég verpti	við verptum
	þú verptir	þið verptuð		þú verptir	þið verptuð
	hann, hún, það verpti	þeir, þær, þau verptu		hann, hún, það verpti	þeir, þær, þau verptu
imperative (boðháttur)	verp (þú)	verpið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	verptu	verpiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

verpast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að verpast
supine (sagnbót)		verpst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		verpandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég verpist	við verpumst	present (nútíð)	ég verpist	við verpumst
	þú verpist	þið verpist		þú verpist	þið verpist
	hann, hún, það verpist	þeir, þær, þau verpast		hann, hún, það verpist	þeir, þær, þau verpist
past (þátíð)	ég verptist	við verptumst	past (þátíð)	ég verptist	við verptumst
	þú verptist	þið verptust		þú verptist	þið verptust
	hann, hún, það verptist	þeir, þær, þau verptust		hann, hún, það verptist	þeir, þær, þau verptust
imperative (boðháttur)	verpst (þú)	verpist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	verpstu	verpisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

verptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	verptur	verpt	verpt		verptir	verptar	verpt
accusative (þolfall)	verptan	verpta	verpt		verpta	verptar	verpt
dative (þágufall)	verptum	verptri	verptu		verptum	verptum	verptum
genitive (eignarfall)	verpts	verptrar	verpts		verptra	verptra	verptra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	verpti	verpta	verpta		verptu	verptu	verptu
accusative (þolfall)	verpta	verptu	verpta		verptu	verptu	verptu
dative (þágufall)	verpta	verptu	verpta		verptu	verptu	verptu
genitive (eignarfall)	verpta	verptu	verpta		verptu	verptu	verptu

Latin

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from a Germanic language, related to Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”). More likely from Proto-Italic source for “to turn round, to roll” (as in 'unfurl, peel back, or retract foreskin') via Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯er.pa/, [ˈu̯ɛrpä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈver.pa/, [ˈvɛrpä]

Noun

verpa f (genitive verpae); first declension

1. (vulgar) a penis with the foreskin retracted, especially when erect
2. (vulgar) an erection, a hard-on

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	verpa	verpae
Genitive	verpae	verpārum
Dative	verpae	verpīs
Accusative	verpam	verpās
Ablative	verpā	verpīs
Vocative	verpa	verpae

Synonyms

• (a penis): mentula, muto, penis
• (an erection): tentigo

Related terms

• verpus
• virga

Descendants

• → Translingual: Verpa

References

• “verpa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “verpa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verpa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw, cast”). Cognate with Old English weorpan, Old Frisian werpa, Old Saxon werpan, Old High German werfan, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽 (wairpan).

Verb

verpa (singular past indicative varp, plural past indicative urpu, past participle orpinn)

1. to throw, cast
2. to heap up sand, mud, gravel etc. on something

   sandi orpin sæng

   a bed covered by sand [a grave]

   1. to erect a burial mound
      • ca. 1190, Nóregs konungatal ("the King-count of Norway")

        Þá vas haugr / ept Harald orpinn
        reisuligr / á Rogalandi.

        Then a mound was / erected for Harald,
        a magnificent one / in Rogaland.

      nú verpa þeir hauginn eftir fornum sið

      now they erect the mound according to ancient custom

3. to lay eggs
4. to guess, calculate

Conjugation

Conjugation of verpa — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	verpa
present participle	verpandi
past participle	orpinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	verp	varp
2nd-person singular	verpr	varpt
3rd-person singular	verpr	varp
1st-person plural	verpum	urpum
2nd-person plural	verpið	urpuð
3rd-person plural	verpa	urpu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	verpa	yrpa
2nd-person singular	verpir	yrpir
3rd-person singular	verpi	yrpi
1st-person plural	verpim	yrpim
2nd-person plural	verpið	yrpið
3rd-person plural	verpi	yrpi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	verp
1st-person plural	verpum
2nd-person plural	verpið

Conjugation of verpa — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	verpask
present participle	verpandisk
past participle	orpizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	verpumk	urpumk
2nd-person singular	verpsk	varpzk
3rd-person singular	verpsk	varpsk
1st-person plural	verpumsk	urpumsk
2nd-person plural	verpizk	urpuzk
3rd-person plural	verpask	urpusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	verpumk	yrpumk
2nd-person singular	verpisk	yrpisk
3rd-person singular	verpisk	yrpisk
1st-person plural	verpimsk	yrpimsk
2nd-person plural	verpizk	yrpizk
3rd-person plural	verpisk	yrpisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	verpsk
1st-person plural	verpumsk
2nd-person plural	verpizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: verpa
• Faroese: verpa
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verpe
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: verpe, verpa
• Old Swedish: værpa
  • Swedish: värpa
• Old Danish: wærpæ
  • Danish: værpe