verpa
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[edit] Faroese
| verpa, v-49 | ||||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| Indicative | eg | tú | hann / hon tað |
vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum |
| Present | verpi | verpur | verpur | verpa |
| Past | varp | varpst | varp | vurpu |
| Imperative | tú | tit | ||
| Present | — | verp ! | — | verpið ! |
| Infinitive | verpa | |||
| Pres. part. | verpandi | |||
| Past part. a34 | vorpin | |||
| Supine | vorpið | |||
[edit] Verb
verpa
- to lay (eggs)
[edit] Icelandic
[edit] Verb 1
- to lay, to produce and deposit an egg
- Hænan verpti eggi.
- The chicken laid an egg.
- Hænan verpti eggi.
[edit] Derived terms
- verpa eggi (to lay an egg)
[edit] Verb 2
- to throw
[edit] Derived terms
- verpa öndinni léttar (to heave a sigh of relief)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
Probably related to something "thrust" or "thrown". Confer the Dutch werpen, the Danish verfe, Icelandic verpa (“‘to throw’”) and Faroese verpa.
[edit] Noun
verpa f. (genitive: verpae)

