versna

Icelandic

Verb

versna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative versnaði, supine versnað)

  1. to deteriorate, to get worse
    Svo virðist sem veðrið sé að versna.
    It would appear the weather is getting worse.
  2. (impersonal) to cause to deteriorate [with dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated as "deteriorate" with the dative object as the subject)
    Henni er að versna.
    Her condition is deteriorating.

Derived terms

  • fara versnandi
  • heimur versnandi fer (compare Icelandic verden er af lava)
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