lypta

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luftijaną.

Verb

lypta (singular past indicative lypti, plural past indicative lyptu, past participle lyptr)

  1. to lift, raise [with dative]

Conjugation

Conjugation of lypta — active (weak class 1)
infinitive lypta
present participle lyptandi
past participle lyptr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lypti lypta lypta lypta
2nd person singular lyptir lyptir lyptir lyptir
3rd person singular lyptir lypti lypti lypti
1st person plural lyptum lyptum lyptim lyptim
2nd person plural lyptið lyptuð lyptið lyptið
3rd person plural lypta lyptu lypti lypti
imperative present
2nd person singular lypt, lypti
1st person plural lyptum
2nd person plural lyptið
Conjugation of lypta — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive lyptask
present participle lyptandisk
past participle lypsk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lyptumk lyptumk lyptumk lyptumk
2nd person singular lyptisk lyptisk lyptisk lyptisk
3rd person singular lyptisk lyptisk lyptisk lyptisk
1st person plural lyptumsk lyptumsk lyptimsk lyptimsk
2nd person plural lyptizk lyptuzk lyptizk lyptizk
3rd person plural lyptask lyptusk lyptisk lyptisk
imperative present
2nd person singular lypsk, lyptisk
1st person plural lyptumsk
2nd person plural lyptizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lyfta
  • Faroese: lyfta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lyfta, lyfte, løfta, løfte
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løfte
  • Old Swedish: lypta
  • Danish: løfte
  • Middle English: lyften, liften

Further reading

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lypta, from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną.

Verb

lypta

  1. to lift, raise

Conjugation

Conjugation of lypta (weak)
present past
infinitive lypta
participle lyptandi, lyptande lypter
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk lyptir lypti, lypte   lypti, lypte lypti, lypte
þū lyptir lypti, lypte lypt lypti, lypte lypti, lypte
han lyptir lypti, lypte   lypti, lypte lypti, lypte
vīr lyptum, lyptom lyptum, lyptom lyptum, lyptom lyptum, lyptom lyptum, lyptom
īr lyptin lyptin lyptin lyptin lyptin
þēr lypta lyptin   lyptu, lypto lyptin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk lyptis lyptis, lyptes   lyptis, lyptes lyptis, lyptes
þū lyptis lyptis, lyptes   lyptis, lyptes lyptis, lyptes
han lyptis lyptis, lyptes   lyptis, lyptes lyptis, lyptes
vīr lyptums, lyptoms lyptums, lyptoms   lyptums, lyptoms lyptums, lyptoms
īr lyptins lyptins   lyptins lyptins
þēr lyptas lyptins   lyptus, lyptos lyptins

Descendants