hressa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hressa.

Verb

hressa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hressti, supine hresst)

  1. to refresh

Conjugation

hressa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur hressa
supine sagnbót hresst
present participle
hressandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hressi hressti hressi hressti
þú hressir hresstir hressir hresstir
hann, hún, það hressir hressti hressi hressti
plural við hressum hresstum hressum hresstum
þið hressið hresstuð hressið hresstuð
þeir, þær, þau hressa hresstu hressi hresstu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hress (þú), hresstu
plural þið hressið (þið), hressiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hressast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að hressast
supine sagnbót hresst
present participle
hressandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hressist hresstist hressist hresstist
þú hressist hresstist hressist hresstist
hann, hún, það hressist hresstist hressist hresstist
plural við hressumst hresstumst hressumst hresstumst
þið hressist hresstust hressist hresstust
þeir, þær, þau hressast hresstust hressist hresstust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hresst (þú), hresstu
plural þið hressist (þið), hressisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hresstur — 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)
hresstur hresst hresst hresstir hresstar hresst
accusative
(þolfall)
hresstan hressta hresst hressta hresstar hresst
dative
(þágufall)
hresstum hresstri hresstu hresstum hresstum hresstum
genitive
(eignarfall)
hressts hresstrar hressts hresstra hresstra hresstra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
hressti hressta hressta hresstu hresstu hresstu
accusative
(þolfall)
hressta hresstu hressta hresstu hresstu hresstu
dative
(þágufall)
hressta hresstu hressta hresstu hresstu hresstu
genitive
(eignarfall)
hressta hresstu hressta hresstu hresstu hresstu

Old Norse

Etymology

From hress (in good spirits, at health).

Verb

hressa

  1. to refresh, cheer
  2. (reflexive) to regain strength
  3. to restore

Conjugation

Conjugation of hressa — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hressa
present participle hressandi
past participle hrestr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hressi hresta hressa hresta
2nd person singular hressir hrestir hressir hrestir
3rd person singular hressir hresti hressi hresti
1st person plural hressum hrestum hressim hrestim
2nd person plural hressið hrestuð hressið hrestið
3rd person plural hressa hrestu hressi hresti
imperative present
2nd person singular hress, hressi
1st person plural hressum
2nd person plural hressið
Conjugation of hressa — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hressask
present participle hressandisk
past participle hresk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hressumk hrestumk hressumk hrestumk
2nd person singular hressisk hrestisk hressisk hrestisk
3rd person singular hressisk hrestisk hressisk hrestisk
1st person plural hressumsk hrestumsk hressimsk hrestimsk
2nd person plural hressizk hrestuzk hressizk hrestizk
3rd person plural hressask hrestusk hressisk hrestisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hresk, hressisk
1st person plural hressumsk
2nd person plural hressizk

Adjective

hressa

  1. inflection of hress:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree strong genitive plural
    4. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    5. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    6. positive degree weak neuter singular

Further reading

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