metja

Old Norse

Etymology

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Verb

metja (singular past indicative matti, plural past indicative mǫttu, past participle mattr)

  1. to lap with one's tongue

Conjugation

Conjugation of metja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive metja
present participle metjandi
past participle mattr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular met matta metja metta
2nd person singular metr mattir metir mettir
3rd person singular metr matti meti metti
1st person plural metjum mǫttum metim mettim
2nd person plural metið mǫttuð metið mettið
3rd person plural metja mǫttu meti metti
imperative present
2nd person singular met
1st person plural metjum
2nd person plural metið
Conjugation of metja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive metjask
present participle metjandisk
past participle mazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular metjumk mǫttumk metjumk mettumk
2nd person singular mezk mattisk metisk mettisk
3rd person singular mezk mattisk metisk mettisk
1st person plural metjumsk mǫttumsk metimsk mettimsk
2nd person plural metizk mǫttuzk metizk mettizk
3rd person plural metjask mǫttusk metisk mettisk
imperative present
2nd person singular mezk
1st person plural metjumsk
2nd person plural metizk

Further reading

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