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drekka

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse drekka, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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drekka (third person singular past indicative drakk, third person plural past indicative drukku, supine drukkið)

  1. (ambitransitive, with accusative) to drink

Conjugation

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Conjugation of drekka (group v-48)
infinitive drekka
supine drukkið
present past
first singular drekki drakk
second singular drekkur drakst
third singular drekkur drakk
plural drekka drukku
participle (a34)1 drekkandi drukkin
imperative
singular drekk!
plural drekkið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse drekka, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɛhka/
  • Audio:(file)
    Rhymes: -ɛhka

Verb

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drekka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative drakk, third-person plural past indicative drukku, supine drukkið)

  1. to drink [intransitive or with accusative]
    • Mark 16:15-18 (Icelandic translation)
      Hann sagði við þá: „Farið út um allan heim, og prédikið fagnaðarerindið öllu mannkyni. Sá sem trúir og skírist, mun hólpinn verða, en sá sem trúir ekki, mun fyrirdæmdur verða. En þessi tákn munu fylgja þeim, er trúa: Í mínu nafni munu þeir reka út illa anda, tala nýjum tungum, taka upp höggorma, og þó að þeir drekki eitthvað banvænt, mun þeim ekki verða meint af. Yfir sjúka munu þeir leggja hendur, og þeir verða heilir.“
      And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
    • Jeremiah 49:12 (Icelandic translation)
      Svo segir Drottinn: Sjá, þeim sem eigi bar að drekka bikarinn, þeir urðu að drekka hann — og þú ættir að sleppa óhegndur? Þú munt ekki sleppa óhegndur, heldur skalt þú drekka.
      This is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, why should you go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, but must drink it.
    Mig blóðlangar í eitthvað að drekka.
    I'm dying for something to drink.
    Hún drekkur alltaf kók með matnum.
    She always drinks Coke with her food.

Conjugation

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drekka – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur drekka
supine sagnbót drukkið
present participle
drekkandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég drekk drakk drekki drykki
þú drekkur drakkst drekkir drykkir
hann, hún, það drekkur drakk drekki drykki
plural við drekkum drukkum drekkum drykkjum
þið drekkið drukkuð drekkið drykkjuð
þeir, þær, þau drekka drukku drekki drykkju
imperative boðháttur
singular þú drekk (þú), drekktu
plural þið drekkið (þið), drekkiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
drukkinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
drukkinn drukkin drukkið drukknir drukknar drukkin
accusative
(þolfall)
drukkinn drukkna drukkið drukkna drukknar drukkin
dative
(þágufall)
drukknum drukkinni drukknu drukknum drukknum drukknum
genitive
(eignarfall)
drukkins drukkinnar drukkins drukkinna drukkinna drukkinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
drukkni drukkna drukkna drukknu drukknu drukknu
accusative
(þolfall)
drukkna drukknu drukkna drukknu drukknu drukknu
dative
(þágufall)
drukkna drukknu drukkna drukknu drukknu drukknu
genitive
(eignarfall)
drukkna drukknu drukkna drukknu drukknu drukknu

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *drinkaną, akin to Old Saxon drinkan, Old English drincan, Old Frisian drinka, Old High German trinkan, Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽 (drigkan).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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drekka (singular past indicative drakk, plural past indicative drukku, past participle drukkinn)

  1. to drink
Conjugation
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Conjugation of drekka — active (strong class 3)
infinitive drekka
present participle drekkandi
past participle drukkinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular drekk drakk drekka drykka
2nd person singular drekkr drakkt drekkir drykkir
3rd person singular drekkr drakk drekki drykki
1st person plural drekkum drukkum drekkim drykkim
2nd person plural drekkið drukkuð drekkið drykkið
3rd person plural drekka drukku drekki drykki
imperative present
2nd person singular drekk
1st person plural drekkum
2nd person plural drekkið
Conjugation of drekka — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive drekkask
present participle drekkandisk
past participle drukkizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular drekkumk drukkumk drekkumk drykkumk
2nd person singular drekksk drakkzk drekkisk drykkisk
3rd person singular drekksk drakksk drekkisk drykkisk
1st person plural drekkumsk drukkumsk drekkimsk drykkimsk
2nd person plural drekkizk drukkuzk drekkizk drykkizk
3rd person plural drekkask drukkusk drekkisk drykkisk
imperative present
2nd person singular drekksk
1st person plural drekkumsk
2nd person plural drekkizk
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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drekka f (genitive drekku, plural drekkur)

  1. drink, beverage
  2. banquet, drinking feast
Declension
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Declension of drekka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative drekka drekkan drekkur drekkurnar
accusative drekku drekkuna drekkur drekkurnar
dative drekku drekkunni drekkum drekkunum
genitive drekku drekkunnar drekkna drekknanna

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “drekka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive