skjálfa

See also: skjalfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈscaulva/
  • Rhymes: -aulva

Verb

skjálfa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative skalf, third-person plural past indicative skulfu, supine skolfið)

  1. (intransitive) to shiver, tremble
    Synonyms: titra, nötra

Conjugation

skjálfa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur skjálfa
supine sagnbót skolfið
present participle
skjálfandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég skelf skalf skjálfi skylfi
þú skelfur skalfst skjálfir skylfir
hann, hún, það skelfur skalf skjálfi skylfi
plural við skjálfum skulfum skjálfum skylfum
þið skjálfið skulfuð skjálfið skylfuð
þeir, þær, þau skjálfa skulfu skjálfi skylfu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú skjálf (þú), skjálfdu
plural þið skjálfið (þið), skjálfiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
skolfinn — 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)
skolfinn skolfin skolfið skolfnir skolfnar skolfin
accusative
(þolfall)
skolfinn skolfna skolfið skolfna skolfnar skolfin
dative
(þágufall)
skolfnum skolfinni skolfnu skolfnum skolfnum skolfnum
genitive
(eignarfall)
skolfins skolfinnar skolfins skolfinna skolfinna skolfinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
skolfni skolfna skolfna skolfnu skolfnu skolfnu
accusative
(þolfall)
skolfna skolfnu skolfna skolfnu skolfnu skolfnu
dative
(þágufall)
skolfna skolfnu skolfna skolfnu skolfnu skolfnu
genitive
(eignarfall)
skolfna skolfnu skolfna skolfnu skolfnu skolfnu

Derived terms