lemja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lemja, from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.

Verb

lemja (third person singular past indicative lamdi, third person plural past indicative lamt, supine lamt)

  1. to lame

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-18)
infinitive
supine lamt
present past
first singular lemji lamdi
second singular lemur lamdi
third singular lemur lamdi
plural lemja lamdu
participle (a7)1 lemjandi lamdur
imperative
singular lem!
plural lemjið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lemja, from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛmja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmja

Verb

lemja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lamdi, supine lamið)

  1. to hit, strike
  2. (obsolete) to lame

Conjugation

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lemja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur lemja
supine sagnbót lamið
present participle
lemjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég lem lamdi lemji lemdi
þú lemur lamdir lemjir lemdir
hann, hún, það lemur lamdi lemji lemdi
plural við lemjum lömdum lemjum lemdum
þið lemjið lömduð lemjið lemduð
þeir, þær, þau lemja lömdu lemji lemdu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú lem (þú), lemdu
plural þið lemjið (þið), lemjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
lemjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að lemjast
supine sagnbót lamist
present participle
lemjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég lemst lamdist lemjist lemdist
þú lemst lamdist lemjist lemdist
hann, hún, það lemst lamdist lemjist lemdist
plural við lemjumst lömdumst lemjumst lemdumst
þið lemjist lömdust lemjist lemdust
þeir, þær, þau lemjast lömdust lemjist lemdust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú lemst (þú), lemstu
plural þið lemist (þið), lemisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
laminn — 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)
laminn lamin lamið lamdir lamdar lamin
accusative
(þolfall)
laminn lamda lamið lamda lamdar lamin
dative
(þágufall)
lömdum laminni lömdu lömdum lömdum lömdum
genitive
(eignarfall)
lamins laminnar lamins laminna laminna laminna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
lamdi lamda lamda lömdu lömdu lömdu
accusative
(þolfall)
lamda lömdu lamda lömdu lömdu lömdu
dative
(þágufall)
lamda lömdu lamda lömdu lömdu lömdu
genitive
(eignarfall)
lamda lömdu lamda lömdu lömdu lömdu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • lemje (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse lemja, from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²lɛm.jɑ/

Verb

lemja (present tense lem, past tense lamde, supine lamt, past participle lamd, present participle lemjande, imperative lem)

  1. to lame

References

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.

Verb

lemja (singular past indicative lamdi, plural past indicative lǫmdu, past participle lamdr or lamiðr)

  1. to thrash, flog, beat

Conjugation

Conjugation of lemja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive lemja
present participle lemjandi
past participle lamdr, lamiðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lem lamda lemja lemda
2nd person singular lemr lamdir lemir lemdir
3rd person singular lemr lamdi lemi lemdi
1st person plural lemjum lǫmdum lemim lemdim
2nd person plural lemið lǫmduð lemið lemdið
3rd person plural lemja lǫmdu lemi lemdi
imperative present
2nd person singular lem
1st person plural lemjum
2nd person plural lemið
Conjugation of lemja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive lemjask
present participle lemjandisk
past participle lamzk, lamizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lemjumk lǫmdumk lemjumk lemdumk
2nd person singular lemsk lamdisk lemisk lemdisk
3rd person singular lemsk lamdisk lemisk lemdisk
1st person plural lemjumsk lǫmdumsk lemimsk lemdimsk
2nd person plural lemizk lǫmduzk lemizk lemdizk
3rd person plural lemjask lǫmdusk lemisk lemdisk
imperative present
2nd person singular lemsk
1st person plural lemjumsk
2nd person plural lemizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lemja
  • Faroese: lemja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lemja, lemje (e-infinitive)

Further reading

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

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