spørja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• spørje, spyrja

Etymology

From Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Akin to Scots speir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²spœrjɑ/

Verb

spørja (present tense spør, past tense spurde, supine spurt, past participle spurde, present participle spørjande, imperative spør)

1. to ask

   Kven bør eg spørja? ― Who should I ask?

See also

• spørre (Bokmål)

References

• “spørja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.