ynskja

Faroese

Etymology

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

Verb

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

1. to wish, to desire

   (transitive) ynskja sær ― to want something

Conjugation

Conjugation of ynskja (group v-11)

infinitive	ynskja
supine	ynskt
	present	past
first singular	ynski	ynskti
second singular	ynskir	ynskti
third singular	ynskir	ynskti
plural	ynskja	ynsktu
participle (a5)1	ynskjandi	ynsktur
	imperative
singular	ynsk!
plural	ynskið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ynskje (e-infinitive, dialectal)
• ønskja, ønskje, ønska, ønske

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʏnsçə/, /²ʏnʃə/

Verb

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 begun 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!

References

• “ynskja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.