flytja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪːtja/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːtja

Verb

flytja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative flutti, supine flutt)

  1. to move, to relocate (something or someone) [with accusative]
  2. (intransitive) to move (between homes)
  3. to perform (e.g. a song or play) [with accusative]

Conjugation

flytja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur flytja
supine sagnbót flutt
present participle
flytjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég flyt flutti flytji flytti
þú flytur fluttir flytjir flyttir
hann, hún, það flytur flutti flytji flytti
plural við flytjum fluttum flytjum flyttum
þið flytjið fluttuð flytjið flyttuð
þeir, þær, þau flytja fluttu flytji flyttu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú flyt (þú), flyttu
plural þið flytjið (þið), flytjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
flytjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að flytjast
supine sagnbót flust
present participle
flytjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég flyst fluttist flytjist flyttist
þú flyst fluttist flytjist flyttist
hann, hún, það flyst fluttist flytjist flyttist
plural við flytjumst fluttumst flytjumst flyttumst
þið flytjist fluttust flytjist flyttust
þeir, þær, þau flytjast fluttust flytjist flyttust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú flyst (þú), flystu
plural þið flytist (þið), flytisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fluttur — 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)
fluttur flutt flutt fluttir fluttar flutt
accusative
(þolfall)
fluttan flutta flutt flutta fluttar flutt
dative
(þágufall)
fluttum fluttri fluttu fluttum fluttum fluttum
genitive
(eignarfall)
flutts fluttrar flutts flyttra flyttra flyttra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
flutti flutta flutta fluttu fluttu fluttu
accusative
(þolfall)
flutta fluttu flutta fluttu fluttu fluttu
dative
(þágufall)
flutta fluttu flutta fluttu fluttu fluttu
genitive
(eignarfall)
flutta fluttu flutta fluttu fluttu fluttu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.

Verb

flytja (present tense flyt, past tense flutte, past participle and supine flutt, present participle flytjande, imperative flyt)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of flytta

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.

Verb

flytja (singular past indicative flutti, plural past indicative fluttu, past participle fluttr)

  1. (transitive) to move
  2. (intransitive) to move (between homes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of flytja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive flytja
present participle flytjandi
past participle fluttr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular flyt flutta flytja flytta
2nd person singular flytr fluttir flytir flyttir
3rd person singular flytr flutti flyti flytti
1st person plural flytjum fluttum flytim flyttim
2nd person plural flytið fluttuð flytið flyttið
3rd person plural flytja fluttu flyti flytti
imperative present
2nd person singular flyt
1st person plural flytjum
2nd person plural flytið
Conjugation of flytja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive flytjask
present participle flytjandisk
past participle fluzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular flytjumk fluttumk flytjumk flyttumk
2nd person singular flyzk fluttisk flytisk flyttisk
3rd person singular flyzk fluttisk flytisk flyttisk
1st person plural flytjumsk fluttumsk flytimsk flyttimsk
2nd person plural flytizk fluttuzk flytizk flyttizk
3rd person plural flytjask fluttusk flytisk flyttisk
imperative present
2nd person singular flyzk
1st person plural flytjumsk
2nd person plural flytizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: flytja
  • Faroese: flyta, flytja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flytta, flytte; flytja
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flytte
  • Swedish: flytta
  • Danish: flytte
  • Middle English: flytten, flitten

Further reading

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