hjálpa

See also: hjalpa and hjälpa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɔl̥pa]

Verb

hjálpa (takes dative object, third person singular past indicative hjálpti, third person plural past indicative hjálpt, supine hjálpt)

1. to help

Usage notes

• einki hjálpti - nothing helped
• hjálpa sær - to get along, to get by, to manage
  • lundin hjálpir sær væl við tað eina ljóðið - á! - the puffin gets by with the one sound - oa!
  • hjálpa sær sjálvum - to use the toilet (verbally: "to help oneself")

Conjugation

Conjugation of hjálpa (group v-2)
infinitive	hjálpa
supine	hjálpt
participle (a39)1	hjálpandi	hjálptur
	present	past
first singular	hjálpi	hjálpti
second singular	hjálpir	hjálpti
third singular	hjálpir	hjálpti
plural	hjálpa	hjálptu
	imperative
singular	hjálp!
plural	hjálpið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçaul̥pa/

  Rhymes: -aul̥pa

Verb

hjálpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hjálpaði, supine hjálpað)

1. to help