øtla

Faroese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

øtla (third person singular past indicative øtlaði, third person plural past indicative øtlaðu, supine øtlað)

  1. to increase, to get rougher (of weather)
    Hann øtlar veðrið.
    The weather is getting worse.
    Hann øtlaði sjógvin .
    The sea got rough(er).

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine øtlað
present past
first singular øtli øtlaði
second singular øtlar øtlaði
third singular øtlar øtlaði
plural øtla øtlaðu
participle (a6)1 øtlandi øtlaður
imperative
singular øtla!
plural øtlið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

"øtla" at Sprotin.fo