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spyrja

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spyrja (third person singular past indicative spurdi, third person plural past indicative spurdu, supine spurt)

  1. to ask
    Hví spyrt tú meg?
    Why do you ask me?

Conjugation

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Conjugation of spyrja (group v-23)
infinitive spyrja
supine spurt
present past
first singular spyrji spurdi
second singular spyrt spurdi
third singular spyr spurdi
plural spyrja spurdu
participle (a7)1 spyrjandi spurdur
imperative
singular spyr!
plural spyrjið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Antonyms

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See also

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Cognate with Old English spyrian, German spüren, Danish spørge.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spyrja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spurði, supine spurt)

  1. to ask

Usage notes

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  • It is very common to pronounce spyrja as if written spurja, and this spelling is also common, though proscribed.
  • The imperative form spurðu is also particularly common alongside spyrðu. Compare keyptu (of kaupa).

Conjugation

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spyra – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur spyra
supine sagnbót spurt
present participle
spyrandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég spyr spurði spyrji spyrði
þú spyrð spurðir spyrir spyrðir
hann, hún, það spyr spurði spyri spyrði
plural við spyrum spurðum spyrum spyrðum
þið spyrið spurðuð spyrið spyrðuð
þeir, þær, þau spyra spurðu spyri spyrðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú spyr (þú), spyrðu
plural þið spyrið (þið), spyriði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
spyrast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur spyrast
supine sagnbót spurst
present participle
spyrandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég spyrst spurðist spyrist spyrðist
þú spyrst spurðist spyrist spyrðist
hann, hún, það spyrst spurðist spyrist spyrðist
plural við spyrumst spurðumst spyrumst spyrðumst
þið spyrist spurðust spyrist spyrðust
þeir, þær, þau spyrast spurðust spyrist spyrðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú spyrst (þú), spyrstu
plural þið spyrist (þið), spyristi1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
spurður — 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)
spurður spurð spurt spurðir spurðar spurð
accusative
(þolfall)
spurðan spurða spurt spurða spurðar spurð
dative
(þágufall)
spurðum spurðri spurðu spurðum spurðum spurðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
spurðs spurðrar spurðs spyrðra spyrðra spyrðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
spurði spurða spurða spurðu spurðu spurðu
accusative
(þolfall)
spurða spurðu spurða spurðu spurðu spurðu
dative
(þágufall)
spurða spurðu spurða spurðu spurðu spurðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
spurða spurðu spurða spurðu spurðu spurðu
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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “spyrja”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “spyrja” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Further reading

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spyrja (present tense spør or spỳr, past tense spurde, past participle spurt)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of spørja (to ask)

References

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  • “spyrja” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

Verb

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spyrja

  1. to trace steps or footprints
  2. to investigate, to find out
  3. to ask
  4. to hear, be informed of

Conjugation

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Conjugation of spyrja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive spyrja
present participle spyrjandi
past participle spurðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular spyr spurða spyrja spyrða
2nd person singular spyrr spurðir spyrir spyrðir
3rd person singular spyrr spurði spyri spyrði
1st person plural spyrjum spurðum spyrim spyrðim
2nd person plural spyrið spurðuð spyrið spyrðið
3rd person plural spyrja spurðu spyri spyrði
imperative present
2nd person singular spyr
1st person plural spyrjum
2nd person plural spyrið
Conjugation of spyrja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive spyrjask
present participle spyrjandisk
past participle spyrzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular spyrjumk spurðumk spyrjumk spyrðumk
2nd person singular spyrsk spurðisk spyrisk spyrðisk
3rd person singular spyrsk spurðisk spyrisk spyrðisk
1st person plural spyrjumsk spurðumsk spyrimsk spyrðimsk
2nd person plural spyrizk spurðuzk spyrizk spyrðizk
3rd person plural spyrjask spurðusk spyrisk spyrðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular spyrsk
1st person plural spyrjumsk
2nd person plural spyrizk

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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