svølta

See also: svolta

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvœl̥ta/
    Rhymes: -œl̥ta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svelta (strong verb), from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

svølta (third person singular past indicative svøltaði, third person plural past indicative svøltaðu, supine svøltað)

  1. (intransitive) to starve
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine svøltað
present past
first singular svølti svøltaði
second singular svøltar svøltaði
third singular svøltar svøltaði
plural svølta svøltaðu
participle (a6)1 svøltandi svøltaður
imperative
singular svølta!
plural svøltið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svelta (weak verb), from Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną. Causative of svølta (1).

Verb

svølta (third person singular past indicative svølti, third person plural past indicative svøltu, supine svølt)

  1. (transitive) to starve (someone)
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-7)
infinitive
supine svølt
present past
first singular svølti svølti
second singular svøltir svølti
third singular svøltir svølti
plural svølta svøltu
participle (a5)1 svøltandi svøltur
imperative
singular svølt!
plural svøltið!

1Only the past participle being declined.