spinna

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan. Compare German spinnen, Low German spinnen, Dutch spinnen, English spin, Danish spinde, Swedish spinna, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (spinnan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃb̥inɐ/
• Hyphenation: spin‧na

Verb

spinna (past participle gspunna)

1. to act or talk strangely, foolishly
2. to be crazy, to freak out
3. to malfunction (of a machine)

Conjugation

Conjugation of spinna

infinitive	spinna
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	spinn	-	spinnad
2nd person sing.	spinnst	-	spinnast
3rd person sing.	spinnt	-	spinnad
1st person plur.	spinna	-	spinnadn
2nd person plur.	spinnts	-	spinnats
3rd person plur.	spinna	-	spinnadn
imperative sing.	spinn
imperative plur.	spinnts
past participle	gspunna

Derived terms

• spinnert

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Cognate with Icelandic spinna, Swedish spinna, Norwegian Bokmål spinne, Norwegian Nynorsk spinna, spinne, Danish spinde, English spin, Dutch spinnen, German spinnen, German Low German spinnen.

Verb

spinna (third person singular past indicative spann, third person plural past indicative spunnu, supine spunnið)

1. To spin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of spinna (group v-44)
infinitive	spinna
supine	spunnið
participle (a34)1	spinnandi	spunnin
	present	past
first singular	spinni	spann
second singular	spinnur	spanst
third singular	spinnur	spann
plural	spinna	spunnu
	imperative
singular	spinn!
plural	spinnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Cognate with Faroese spinna, Swedish spinna, Norwegian Bokmål spinne, Norwegian Nynorsk spinna, spinne, Danish spinde, English spin, Dutch spinnen, German spinnen, German Low German spinnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Verb

spinna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative spann, third-person plural past indicative spunnu, supine spunnið)

1. (transitive, with accusative) To spin.

Conjugation

spinna — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að spinna
supine (sagnbót)		spunnið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		spinnandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég spinn	við spinnum	present (nútíð)	ég spinni	við spinnum
	þú spinnur	þið spinnið		þú spinnir	þið spinnið
	hann, hún, það spinnur	þeir, þær, þau spinna		hann, hún, það spinni	þeir, þær, þau spinni
past (þátíð)	ég spann	við spunnum	past (þátíð)	ég spynni	við spynnum
	þú spannst	þið spunnuð		þú spynnir	þið spynnuð
	hann, hún, það spann	þeir, þær, þau spunnu		hann, hún, það spynni	þeir, þær, þau spynnu
imperative (boðháttur)	spinn (þú)	spinnið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	spinndu	spinniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

spinnast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að spinnast
supine (sagnbót)		spunnist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		spinnandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég spinnst	við spinnumst	present (nútíð)	ég spinnist	við spinnumst
	þú spinnst	þið spinnist		þú spinnist	þið spinnist
	hann, hún, það spinnst	þeir, þær, þau spinnast		hann, hún, það spinnist	þeir, þær, þau spinnist
past (þátíð)	ég spannst	við spunnumst	past (þátíð)	ég spynnist	við spynnumst
	þú spannst	þið spunnust		þú spynnist	þið spynnust
	hann, hún, það spannst	þeir, þær, þau spunnust		hann, hún, það spynnist	þeir, þær, þau spynnust
imperative (boðháttur)	spinnst (þú)	spinnist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	spinnstu	spinnisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

spunninn — 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)	spunninn	spunnin	spunnið		spunnir	spunnar	spunnin
accusative (þolfall)	spunninn	spunna	spunnið		spunna	spunnar	spunnin
dative (þágufall)	spunnum	spunninni	spunnu		spunnum	spunnum	spunnum
genitive (eignarfall)	spunnins	spunninnar	spunnins		spunninna	spunninna	spunninna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	spunni	spunna	spunna		spunnu	spunnu	spunnu
accusative (þolfall)	spunna	spunnu	spunna		spunnu	spunnu	spunnu
dative (þágufall)	spunna	spunnu	spunna		spunnu	spunnu	spunnu
genitive (eignarfall)	spunna	spunnu	spunna		spunnu	spunnu	spunnu

Derived terms

• spinna upp

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Verb

spinna (singular past indicative spann, plural past indicative spunnu, past participle spunninn)

1. To spin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of spinna — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	spinna
present participle	spinnandi
past participle	spunninn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	spinn	spann
2nd-person singular	spinnr	spannt
3rd-person singular	spinnr	spann
1st-person plural	spinnum	spunnum
2nd-person plural	spinnið	spunnuð
3rd-person plural	spinna	spunnu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	spinna	spynna
2nd-person singular	spinnir	spynnir
3rd-person singular	spinni	spynni
1st-person plural	spinnim	spynnim
2nd-person plural	spinnið	spynnið
3rd-person plural	spinni	spynni
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	spinn
1st-person plural	spinnum
2nd-person plural	spinnið

Descendants

• Icelandic: spinna
• Faroese: spinna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: spinna, spinne
• Norwegian Bokmål: spinne
• Old Swedish: spinna
  • Swedish: spinna
• Danish: spinde

References

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Verb

spinna

1. To spin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of spinna (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	spinna			—
participle	spinnandi, spinnande			spunnin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	spinder	spinni, spinne	—	span	spunni, spunne
þū	spinder	spinni, spinne	spin	spant	spunni, spunne
han	spinder	spinni, spinne	—	span	spunni, spunne
vīr	spinnum, spinnom	spinnum, spinnom	spinnum, spinnom	spunnum, spunnom	spunnum, spunnom
īr	spinnin	spinnin	spinnin	spunnin	spunnin
þēr	spinna	spinnin	—	spunnu, spunno	spunnin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	spins	spinnis, spinnes	—	spans	spunnis, spunnes
þū	spins	spinnis, spinnes	—	spants	spunnis, spunnes
han	spins	spinnis, spinnes	—	spans	spunnis, spunnes
vīr	spinnums, -oms	spinnums, spinnoms	—	spunnums, spunnoms	spunnums, spunnoms
īr	spinnins	spinnins	—	spunnins	spunnins
þēr	spinnas	spinnins	—	spunnus, spunnos	spunnins

Descendants

• Swedish: spinna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spinna, from Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Cognate with Faroese spinna, Icelandic spinna, Norwegian Bokmål spinne, Norwegian Nynorsk spinna, spinne, Danish spinde, English spin, Dutch spinnen, German spinnen, German Low German spinnen. Compare Finnish kehrätä.

Verb

spinna (present spinner, preterite spann, supine spunnit, imperative spinn)

1. To spin; to turn around quickly.
2. To spin; to make yarn.
3. To purr (of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented).

   Synonym: kurra

4. To create or extend a story from a given, fundamental seed.

   spinna vidare på en historia

   extend a story

Conjugation

Conjugation of spinna (class 3 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spinna		—
Supine	spunnit		—
Imperative	spinn		—
Imper. plural1	spinnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spinner	spann	—	—
Ind. plural1	spinna	spunno	—	—
Subjunctive2	spinne	spunne	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	spinnande
Past participle	spunnen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• mytomspunnen

References

• spinna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spinna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spinna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)