skemta

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skemta (to amuse, entertain), from Proto-Germanic *skammatjaną (to make short, briefen), equivalent to skammur +‎ -ta. Cognate with Icelandic skemmta, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemta, Swedish skämta, and Danish skæmte.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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skemta (third person singular past indicative skemtaði, third person plural past indicative skemtaðu, supine skemtað)

  1. to joke, amuse, entertain

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skemta (group v-30)
infinitive skemta
supine skemtað
participle (a6)1 skemtandi skemtaður
present past
first singular skemti skemtaði
second singular skemtar skemtaði
third singular skemtar skemtaði
plural skemta skemtaðu
imperative
singular skemta!
plural skemtið!
1Only the past participle being declined.