þverra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þverra, of disputed origin. Cognate with Faroese tvørra, Norwegian tverra. Likely related to þver (“transverse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθvɛrːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛrːa

Verb

þverra (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative þvarr, third-person plural past indicative þurru, supine þorrið)

1. (intransitive) to decrease, to dwindle, to wane

   Synonyms: minnka, dvína, eyðast, skerðast

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• þverrun (“decrease”)

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Old Norse

Verb 1

þverra (singular past indicative þvarr, plural past indicative þurru, past participle þorrinn)

1. (intransitive) to wane, grow less, decrease

Conjugation

Conjugation of þverra — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	þverra
present participle	þverrandi
past participle	þorrinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þverr	þvarr
2nd-person singular	þverr	þvart
3rd-person singular	þverr	þvarr
1st-person plural	þverrum	þurrum
2nd-person plural	þverrið	þurruð
3rd-person plural	þverra	þurru
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	þverra	þyrra
2nd-person singular	þverrir	þyrrir
3rd-person singular	þverri	þyrri
1st-person plural	þverrim	þyrrim
2nd-person plural	þverrið	þyrrið
3rd-person plural	þverri	þyrri
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	þverr
1st-person plural	þverrum
2nd-person plural	þverrið

Conjugation of þverra — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	þverrask
present participle	þverrandisk
past participle	þorrizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þverrumk	þurrumk
2nd-person singular	þversk	þvarzk
3rd-person singular	þversk	þvarsk
1st-person plural	þverrumsk	þurrumsk
2nd-person plural	þverrizk	þurruzk
3rd-person plural	þverrask	þurrusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	þverrumk	þyrrumk
2nd-person singular	þverrisk	þyrrisk
3rd-person singular	þverrisk	þyrrisk
1st-person plural	þverrimsk	þyrrimsk
2nd-person plural	þverrizk	þyrrizk
3rd-person plural	þverrisk	þyrrisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	þversk
1st-person plural	þverrumsk
2nd-person plural	þverrizk

Related terms

• þverr (“transverse”)
• þvers (“across”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: þverra
• Faroese: tvørra
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tverra, tverre
• Norwegian Bokmål: tverre

Verb 2

þverra (singular past indicative þverði, plural past indicative þverðu, past participle þverðr)

1. (transitive) to make to decrease

Conjugation

Conjugation of þverra — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	þverra
present participle	þverrandi
past participle	þverðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þverri	þverða
2nd-person singular	þverrir	þverðir
3rd-person singular	þverrir	þverði
1st-person plural	þverrum	þverðum
2nd-person plural	þverrið	þverðuð
3rd-person plural	þverra	þverðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	þverra	þverða
2nd-person singular	þverrir	þverðir
3rd-person singular	þverri	þverði
1st-person plural	þverrim	þverðim
2nd-person plural	þverrið	þverðið
3rd-person plural	þverri	þverði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	þverr, þverri
1st-person plural	þverrum
2nd-person plural	þverrið

Conjugation of þverra — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	þverrask
present participle	þverrandisk
past participle	þverzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þverrumk	þverðumk
2nd-person singular	þverrisk	þverðisk
3rd-person singular	þverrisk	þverðisk
1st-person plural	þverrumsk	þverðumsk
2nd-person plural	þverrizk	þverðuzk
3rd-person plural	þverrask	þverðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	þverrumk	þverðumk
2nd-person singular	þverrisk	þverðisk
3rd-person singular	þverrisk	þverðisk
1st-person plural	þverrimsk	þverðimsk
2nd-person plural	þverrizk	þverðizk
3rd-person plural	þverrisk	þverðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	þverrsk, þverrisk
1st-person plural	þverrumsk
2nd-person plural	þverrizk

References

• þverra in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.