kefja

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcɛvja/
    Rhymes: -ɛvja

Verb

kefja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kafði, supine kafið)

  1. to submerge, to put under water

Conjugation

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kefja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur kefja
supine sagnbót kafið
present participle
kefjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég kef kafði kefji kefði
þú kefur kafðir kefjir kefðir
hann, hún, það kefur kafði kefji kefði
plural við kefjum köfðum kefjum kefðum
þið kefjið köfðuð kefjið kefðuð
þeir, þær, þau kefja köfðu kefji kefðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú kef (þú), kefðu
plural þið kefjið (þið), kefjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
kefjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að kefjast
supine sagnbót kafist
present participle
kefjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég kefst kafðist kefjist kefðist
þú kefst kafðist kefjist kefðist
hann, hún, það kefst kafðist kefjist kefðist
plural við kefjumst köfðumst kefjumst kefðumst
þið kefjist köfðust kefjist kefðust
þeir, þær, þau kefjast köfðust kefjist kefðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú kefst (þú), kefstu
plural þið kefist (þið), kefisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
kafinn — 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)
kafinn kafin kafið kafðir kafðar kafin
accusative
(þolfall)
kafinn kafða kafið kafða kafðar kafin
dative
(þágufall)
köfðum kafinni köfðu köfðum köfðum köfðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
kafins kafinnar kafins kafinna kafinna kafinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
kafði kafða kafða köfðu köfðu köfðu
accusative
(þolfall)
kafða köfðu kafða köfðu köfðu köfðu
dative
(þágufall)
kafða köfðu kafða köfðu köfðu köfðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
kafða köfðu kafða köfðu köfðu köfðu

Derived terms

  • vera önnum kafinn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwabjaną.

Verb

kefja (singular past indicative kafði or kóf, plural past indicative kǫfðu or kófu, past participle kafðr or kafiðr or kafinn)

  1. alternative form of kvefja

Conjugation

Conjugation of kefja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive kefja
present participle kefjandi
past participle kafðr, kafiðr, kafinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kef kafða kefja kefða
2nd person singular kefr kafðir kefir kefðir
3rd person singular kefr kafði kefi kefði
1st person plural kefjum kǫfðum kefim kefðim
2nd person plural kefið kǫfðuð kefið kefðið
3rd person plural kefja kǫfðu kefi kefði
imperative present
2nd person singular kef
1st person plural kefjum
2nd person plural kefið
Conjugation of kefja — active (strong class 6)
infinitive kefja
present participle kefjandi
past participle kafinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kef kóf kefja kœfa
2nd person singular kefr kóft kefir kœfir
3rd person singular kefr kóf kefi kœfi
1st person plural kefjum kófum kefim kœfim
2nd person plural kefið kófuð kefið kœfið
3rd person plural kefja kófu kefi kœfi
imperative present
2nd person singular kef
1st person plural kefjum
2nd person plural kefið
Conjugation of kefja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive kefjask
present participle kefjandisk
past participle kafzk, kafizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kefjumk kǫfðumk kefjumk kefðumk
2nd person singular kefsk kafðisk kefisk kefðisk
3rd person singular kefsk kafðisk kefisk kefðisk
1st person plural kefjumsk kǫfðumsk kefimsk kefðimsk
2nd person plural kefizk kǫfðuzk kefizk kefðizk
3rd person plural kefjask kǫfðusk kefisk kefðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular kefsk
1st person plural kefjumsk
2nd person plural kefizk
Conjugation of kefja — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive kefjask
present participle kefjandisk
past participle kafizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kefjumk kófumk kefjumk kœfumk
2nd person singular kefsk kófzk kefisk kœfisk
3rd person singular kefsk kófsk kefisk kœfisk
1st person plural kefjumsk kófumsk kefimsk kœfimsk
2nd person plural kefizk kófuzk kefizk kœfizk
3rd person plural kefjask kófusk kefisk kœfisk
imperative present
2nd person singular kefsk
1st person plural kefjumsk
2nd person plural kefizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kvefja, kefja
  • Norwegian: kveve
  • Old Swedish: kvävja

Further reading

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