slengja

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse slængja (variants: slyngja), causative to Old Norse slængva (sløngva), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slangwijaną.

Compare related Norwegian Nynorsk slengja, Old Swedish slængiaSwedish slänga, Old Danish slængiæOld Danish slengheDanish slængeNorwegian (bokmål) slenge. Perhaps with influence from Middle Low German slengen (German (Bavarian) schlengen).

Verb

slengja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative slengdi, supine slengt)

  1. to sling, to throw

Conjugation

slengja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur slengja
supine sagnbót slengt
present participle
slengjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég slengi slengdi slengi slengdi
þú slengir slengdir slengir slengdir
hann, hún, það slengir slengdi slengi slengdi
plural við slengjum slengdum slengjum slengdum
þið slengið slengduð slengið slengduð
þeir, þær, þau slengja slengdu slengi slengdu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú sleng (þú), slengdu
plural þið slengið (þið), slengiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
slengjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur slengjast
supine sagnbót slengst
present participle
slengjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég slengist slengdist slengist slengdist
þú slengist slengdist slengist slengdist
hann, hún, það slengist slengdist slengist slengdist
plural við slengjumst slengdumst slengjumst slengdumst
þið slengist slengdust slengist slengdust
þeir, þær, þau slengjast slengdust slengist slengdust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú slengst (þú), slengstu
plural þið slengist (þið), slengisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse slængja (variants: slyngja), causative to Old Norse slængva (sløngva), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slangwijaną.

Compare Icelandic slengja, Old Swedish slængiaSwedish slänga, Old Danish slængiæslengheDanish slængeNorwegian (Bokmål) slenge. Perhaps with influence from Middle Low German slengen (German (Bavarian) schlengen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²slɛnjɑ/, /²slɛŋjɑ/

Verb

slengja (present tense slengjer, past tense slengde, past participle slengt, passive infinitive slengjast, present participle slengjande, imperative sleng)

  1. throw recklessly
    Datamaskina vart slengd ut av vindauga av vandalane.
    The computer was thrown out of the window by the vandals.

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