syrgja

Faroese

Verb

syrgja (third person singular past indicative syrgdi, third person plural past indicative syrgt, supine syrgt)

1. to sorrow, to mourn

Conjugation

Conjugation of syrgja (group v-10)

infinitive	syrgja
supine	syrgt
	present	past
first singular	syrgi	syrgdi
second singular	syrgir	syrgdi
third singular	syrgir	syrgdi
plural	syrgja	syrgdu
participle (a7)1	syrgjandi	syrgdur
	imperative
singular	syrg!
plural	syrgið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪrca/
• Rhymes: -ɪrca

Verb

syrgja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative syrgði, supine syrgt)

1. to mourn, to grieve [with accusative]

Conjugation

syrgja – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að syrgja
supine sagnbót		syrgt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		syrgjandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	syrgi	syrgði		syrgi	syrgði
	þú	syrgir	syrgðir		syrgir	syrgðir
	hann, hún, það	syrgir	syrgði		syrgi	syrgði
plural	við	syrgjum	syrgðum		syrgjum	syrgðum
	þið	syrgið	syrgðuð		syrgið	syrgðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	syrgja	syrgðu		syrgi	syrgðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	syrg (þú), syrgðu
plural	þið	syrgið (þið), syrgiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

syrgður — 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)	syrgður	syrgð	syrgt	syrgðir	syrgðar	syrgð
accusative (þolfall)	syrgðan	syrgða	syrgt	syrgða	syrgðar	syrgð
dative (þágufall)	syrgðum	syrgðri	syrgðu	syrgðum	syrgðum	syrgðum
genitive (eignarfall)	syrgðs	syrgðrar	syrgðs	syrgðra	syrgðra	syrgðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	syrgði	syrgða	syrgða	syrgðu	syrgðu	syrgðu
accusative (þolfall)	syrgða	syrgðu	syrgða	syrgðu	syrgðu	syrgðu
dative (þágufall)	syrgða	syrgðu	syrgða	syrgðu	syrgðu	syrgðu
genitive (eignarfall)	syrgða	syrgðu	syrgða	syrgðu	syrgðu	syrgðu

Related terms

• sorg (“sorrow, grief”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• syrgje
• sørgje, sørgja
• sørga, sørge

Etymology

From Old Norse syrgja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʏr.jɑ/

Verb

syrgja (present tense syrgjer, past tense syrgde, past participle syrgt/syrgd, passive infinitive syrgjast, present participle syrgjande, imperative syrg)

1. to grieve, mourn, lament
2. to care for, take care of, look after

   Mora syrgjer for borna sine.

   The mother takes care of her children.

Derived terms

• forsyrgja
• syrgjeleg

References

• “syrgja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.