yrkja

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Faroese

Verb

yrkja (third person singular past indicative yrkti, third person plural past indicative yrkt, supine yrkt)

  1. to write poetry, to compose

Conjugation

Conjugation of yrkja (group v-11)
infinitive yrkja
supine yrkt
participle (a5)1 yrkjandi yrktur
present past
first singular yrki yrkti
second singular yrkir yrkti
third singular yrkir yrkti
plural yrkja yrktu
imperative
singular yrk!
plural yrkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

yrkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative yrkti, supine yrkt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to cultivate, to till
Conjugation

Noun

yrkja f (genitive singular yrkju, no plural)

  1. cultivation
Declension
    Declension of yrkja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative yrkja yrkjan yrkjur yrkjurnar
accusative yrkju yrkjuna yrkjur yrkjurnar
dative yrkju yrkjunni yrkjum yrkjunum
genitive yrkju yrkjunnar yrkja yrkjanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

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yrkja

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to compose, to write (poetry or verse)
Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti of the root *werǵ-. In an ablaut relationship with verk (from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (work)).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Verb

yrkja (present tense yrkjer, past tense yrkte, past participle yrkt, passive infinitive yrkjast, present participle yrkjande, imperative yrk)

  1. to make, to do
  2. to work
  3. to create
  4. (poetry) to compose

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto /⁠worᵃhtō⁠/), ᚹᚢᚱᛏᛖ (wurte /⁠wurtē⁠/), ᛟᚱᛏᛖ (orte /⁠ortē⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (to work), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (to work).

Verb

yrkja (present indicative yrkir, past indicative orti, supine ort)

  1. (transitive) to work
  2. to compose (poetry)
    • Snorri Sturluson, Ynglinga Saga, chapter 55
      Rögnvaldr hét son Ólafs konungs, er konungr var á Vestfold eptir föðr sinn. Hann var kallaðr heiðum hæri. Um hann orti Þjóðólfr hinn hvinverski Ynglinga tal, þar segir hann svá:
      King Olaf's son, who was the King of Vestfold after his father, was named Ragnvald. He was called high with honours. About him Thjódólf of Hvinir composed Ynglingatal, where he says this:

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • yrkja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press