helta

See also: heltä

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse halta, from Proto-Germanic *haltijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛl̥ta/
    Rhymes: -ɛl̥ta

Verb

helta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative helti, supine helt)

  1. to cause to limp, cause to become halt or lame

Conjugation

helta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur helta
supine sagnbót helt
present participle
heltandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég helti helti helti helti
þú heltir heltir heltir heltir
hann, hún, það heltir helti helti helti
plural við heltum heltum heltum heltum
þið heltið heltuð heltið heltuð
þeir, þær, þau helta heltu helti heltu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú helt (þú), heltu
plural þið heltið (þið), heltiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
heltast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að heltast
supine sagnbót helst
present participle
heltandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég heltist heltist heltist heltist
þú heltist heltist heltist heltist
hann, hún, það heltist heltist heltist heltist
plural við heltumst heltumst heltumst heltumst
þið heltist heltust heltist heltust
þeir, þær, þau heltast heltust heltist heltust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú helst (þú), helstu
plural þið heltist (þið), heltisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
heltur — 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)
heltur helt helt heltir heltar helt
accusative
(þolfall)
heltan helta helt helta heltar helt
dative
(þágufall)
heltum heltri heltu heltum heltum heltum
genitive
(eignarfall)
helts heltrar helts heltra heltra heltra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
helti helta helta heltu heltu heltu
accusative
(þolfall)
helta heltu helta heltu heltu heltu
dative
(þágufall)
helta heltu helta heltu heltu heltu
genitive
(eignarfall)
helta heltu helta heltu heltu heltu