taufra

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *taubrōną

Verb

taufra

  1. to enchant

Conjugation

Conjugation of taufra — active (weak class 2)
infinitive taufra
present participle taufrandi
past participle taufraðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular taufra taufraða taufra taufraða
2nd person singular taufrar taufraðir taufrir taufraðir
3rd person singular taufrar taufraði taufri taufraði
1st person plural taufrum taufruðum taufrim taufraðim
2nd person plural taufrið taufruðuð taufrið taufraðið
3rd person plural taufra taufruðu taufri taufraði
imperative present
2nd person singular taufra
1st person plural taufrum
2nd person plural taufrið
Conjugation of taufra — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive taufrask
present participle taufrandisk
past participle taufrazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular taufrumk taufruðumk taufrumk taufruðumk
2nd person singular taufrask taufraðisk taufrisk taufraðisk
3rd person singular taufrask taufraðisk taufrisk taufraðisk
1st person plural taufrumsk taufruðumsk taufrimsk taufraðimsk
2nd person plural taufrizk taufruðuzk taufrizk taufraðizk
3rd person plural taufrask taufruðusk taufrisk taufraðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular taufrask
1st person plural taufrumsk
2nd person plural taufrizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: töfra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tauvra

Further reading

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