þverra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þverra, of disputed origin. Cognate with Faroese tvørra, Norwegian tverra. Likely related to þver (“transverse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθvɛrːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrːa

Verb

þverra (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative þvarr, third-person plural past indicative þurru, supine þorrið)

  1. (intransitive) to decrease, to dwindle, to wane
    Synonyms: minnka, dvína, eyðast, skerðast

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • þverrun (“decrease”)

Old Norse

Verb 1

þverra (singular past indicative þvarr, plural past indicative þurru, past participle þorrinn)

  1. (intransitive) to wane, grow less, decrease

Conjugation
Conjugation of þverra — active (strong class 3)
infinitive þverra
present participle þverrandi
past participle þorrinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular þverr þvarr
2nd-person singular þverr þvart
3rd-person singular þverr þvarr
1st-person plural þverrum þurrum
2nd-person plural þverrið þurruð
3rd-person plural þverra þurru
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þverra þyrra
2nd-person singular þverrir þyrrir
3rd-person singular þverri þyrri
1st-person plural þverrim þyrrim
2nd-person plural þverrið þyrrið
3rd-person plural þverri þyrri
imperative present
2nd-person singular þverr
1st-person plural þverrum
2nd-person plural þverrið
Conjugation of þverra — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive þverrask
present participle þverrandisk
past participle þorrizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þverrumk þurrumk
2nd-person singular þversk þvarzk
3rd-person singular þversk þvarsk
1st-person plural þverrumsk þurrumsk
2nd-person plural þverrizk þurruzk
3rd-person plural þverrask þurrusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þverrumk þyrrumk
2nd-person singular þverrisk þyrrisk
3rd-person singular þverrisk þyrrisk
1st-person plural þverrimsk þyrrimsk
2nd-person plural þverrizk þyrrizk
3rd-person plural þverrisk þyrrisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þversk
1st-person plural þverrumsk
2nd-person plural þverrizk
  • þverr (“transverse”)
  • þvers (“across”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: þverra
  • Faroese: tvørra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tverra, tverre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tverre

Verb 2

þverra (singular past indicative þverði, plural past indicative þverðu, past participle þverðr)

  1. (transitive) to make to decrease

Conjugation
Conjugation of þverra — active (weak class 1)
infinitive þverra
present participle þverrandi
past participle þverðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular þverri þverða
2nd-person singular þverrir þverðir
3rd-person singular þverrir þverði
1st-person plural þverrum þverðum
2nd-person plural þverrið þverðuð
3rd-person plural þverra þverðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þverra þverða
2nd-person singular þverrir þverðir
3rd-person singular þverri þverði
1st-person plural þverrim þverðim
2nd-person plural þverrið þverðið
3rd-person plural þverri þverði
imperative present
2nd-person singular þverr
1st-person plural þverrum
2nd-person plural þverrið
Conjugation of þverra — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive þverrask
present participle þverrandisk
past participle þverzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þverrumk þverðumk
2nd-person singular þverrisk þverðisk
3rd-person singular þverrisk þverðisk
1st-person plural þverrumsk þverðumsk
2nd-person plural þverrizk þverðuzk
3rd-person plural þverrask þverðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þverrumk þverðumk
2nd-person singular þverrisk þverðisk
3rd-person singular þverrisk þverðisk
1st-person plural þverrimsk þverðimsk
2nd-person plural þverrizk þverðizk
3rd-person plural þverrisk þverðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þverrsk
1st-person plural þverrumsk
2nd-person plural þverrizk

References
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