värpa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish værpa, from Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²værpa/, [²værːpa]
  • Rhymes: -²ærpa

Verb

värpa (present värper, preterite värpte, supine värpt, imperative värp)

  1. to lay (an egg)
    Min höna har värpt ett ägg.
    My hen has laid an egg.

Conjugation

Conjugation of värpa (weak)
active passive
infinitive värpa värpas
supine värpt värpts
imperative värp —
imper. plural1 värpen —
present past present past
indicative värper värpte värps, värpes värptes
ind. plural1 värpa värpte värpas värptes
subjunctive2 värpe värpte värpes värptes
present participle värpande
past participle värpt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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