þverra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þverra, of disputed origin. Cognate with Faroese tvørra, Norwegian tverra. Likely related to þver (transverse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθvɛrːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrːa

Verb

þverra (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative þvarr, third-person plural past indicative þurru, supine þorrið)

  1. (intransitive) to decrease, to dwindle, to wane
    Synonyms: minnka, dvína, eyðast, skerðast

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • þverrun (decrease)

Old Norse

Verb

þverra (singular past indicative þvarr, plural past indicative þurru, past participle þorrinn)

  1. (intransitive) to wane, grow less, decrease

Conjugation

Conjugation of þverra — active (strong class 3)
infinitive þverra
present participle þverrandi
past participle þorrinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þverr þvarr þverra þyrra
2nd person singular þverr þvart þverrir þyrrir
3rd person singular þverr þvarr þverri þyrri
1st person plural þverrum þurrum þverrim þyrrim
2nd person plural þverrið þurruð þverrið þyrrið
3rd person plural þverra þurru þverri þyrri
imperative present
2nd person singular þverr
1st person plural þverrum
2nd person plural þverrið
Conjugation of þverra — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive þverrask
present participle þverrandisk
past participle þorrizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þverrumk þurrumk þverrumk þyrrumk
2nd person singular þversk þvarzk þverrisk þyrrisk
3rd person singular þversk þvarsk þverrisk þyrrisk
1st person plural þverrumsk þurrumsk þverrimsk þyrrimsk
2nd person plural þverrizk þurruzk þverrizk þyrrizk
3rd person plural þverrask þurrusk þverrisk þyrrisk
imperative present
2nd person singular þversk
1st person plural þverrumsk
2nd person plural þverrizk
  • þverr (transverse)
  • þvers (across)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þverra
  • Faroese: tvørra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tverra, tverre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tverre

Verb

þverra (singular past indicative þverði, plural past indicative þverðu, past participle þverðr)

  1. (transitive) to make to decrease

Conjugation

Conjugation of þverra — active (weak class 1)
infinitive þverra
present participle þverrandi
past participle þverðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þverri þverða þverra þverða
2nd person singular þverrir þverðir þverrir þverðir
3rd person singular þverrir þverði þverri þverði
1st person plural þverrum þverðum þverrim þverðim
2nd person plural þverrið þverðuð þverrið þverðið
3rd person plural þverra þverðu þverri þverði
imperative present
2nd person singular þverr, þverri
1st person plural þverrum
2nd person plural þverrið
Conjugation of þverra — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive þverrask
present participle þverrandisk
past participle þverzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þverrumk þverðumk þverrumk þverðumk
2nd person singular þverrisk þverðisk þverrisk þverðisk
3rd person singular þverrisk þverðisk þverrisk þverðisk
1st person plural þverrumsk þverðumsk þverrimsk þverðimsk
2nd person plural þverrizk þverðuzk þverrizk þverðizk
3rd person plural þverrask þverðusk þverrisk þverðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular þverrsk, þverrisk
1st person plural þverrumsk
2nd person plural þverrizk

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þverra”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 521; also available at the Internet Archive