stǿra

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • stœra

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstøːra/

Verb

stǿra

  1. to make great

Conjugation

Conjugation of stǿra — active (weak class 1)
infinitive stǿra
present participle stǿrandi
past participle stǿrðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular stǿri stǿrða stǿra stǿrða
2nd person singular stǿrir stǿrðir stǿrir stǿrðir
3rd person singular stǿrir stǿrði stǿri stǿrði
1st person plural stǿrum stǿrðum stǿrim stǿrðim
2nd person plural stǿrið stǿrðuð stǿrið stǿrðið
3rd person plural stǿra stǿrðu stǿri stǿrði
imperative present
2nd person singular stǿr, stǿri
1st person plural stǿrum
2nd person plural stǿrið
Conjugation of stǿra — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive stǿrask
present participle stǿrandisk
past participle stǿrzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular stǿrumk stǿrðumk stǿrumk stǿrðumk
2nd person singular stǿrisk stǿrðisk stǿrisk stǿrðisk
3rd person singular stǿrisk stǿrðisk stǿrisk stǿrðisk
1st person plural stǿrumsk stǿrðumsk stǿrimsk stǿrðimsk
2nd person plural stǿrizk stǿrðuzk stǿrizk stǿrðizk
3rd person plural stǿrask stǿrðusk stǿrisk stǿrðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular stǿrsk, stǿrisk
1st person plural stǿrumsk
2nd person plural stǿrizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: stæra

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • “stǿra” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen