värpa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish værpa, from Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²værpa/, [²værːpa]
• Rhymes: -²ærpa

Verb

värpa (present värper, preterite värpte, supine värpt, imperative värp)

1. to lay (an egg)

   Min höna har värpt ett ägg.

   My hen has laid an egg.

Conjugation

Conjugation of värpa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	värpa		värpas
Supine	värpt		värpts
Imperative	värp		—
Imper. plural1	värpen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	värper	värpte	värps, värpes	värptes
Ind. plural1	värpa	värpte	värpas	värptes
Subjunctive2	värpe	värpte	värpes	värptes
	Participles
Present participle	värpande
Past participle	värpt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• värpare

See also

• ruva

References

• värpa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• värpa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)