ynskja

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse œskja, ýskja where the 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Verb[edit]

ynskja (third person singular past indicative ynskti, third person plural past indicative ynsktu, supine ynskt)

  1. to wish, to desire

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of ynskja (group v-11)
infinitive ynskja
supine ynskt
participle (a5)1 ynskjandi ynsktur
present past
first singular ynski ynskti
second singular ynskir ynskti
third singular ynskir ynskti
plural ynskja ynsktu
imperative
singular ynsk!
plural ynskið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ǿskja, ýskja where the n stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²ʏnsçə/, /²ʏnʃə/

Verb[edit]

ynskja (present tense ynskjer, past tense ynskte, past participle ynskt, passive infinitive ynskjast, present participle ynskjande, imperative ynsk)

  1. to wish, desire
    Eg skulle ynskt at det hadde byrja å regna.
    I wish that it had began to rain.
  2. wish something for another; express a hope for something to happen
    Eg ynskjer deg ei god jul!
    I wish you a merry Christmas!

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