vátta

See also: vattā

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vátta.

Verb

vátta (third person singular past indicative váttaði, third person plural past indicative váttaðu, supine váttað)

  1. to affirm, to validate, to sign for
    hann váttar fyri móttøkuna
    he affirms the receipt
    hon kundi vátta, at friðurin var at finna hjá Jesusi
    she could affirm that peace is found in Jesus
  2. to state, to claim, to allege, to confess

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine váttað
present past
first singular vátti váttaði
second singular váttar váttaði
third singular váttar váttaði
plural vátta váttaðu
participle (a6)1 váttandi váttaður
imperative
singular vátta!
plural váttið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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