greipa

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Faroese

Greipur.

Etymology

From Old Norse greipa (to grip, to grab).

Pronunciation

Verb

greipa (third person singular past indicative greipaði, third person plural past indicative greipað, supine greipað)

  1. to bind/tie in pairs
  2. to bind/tie two fish together in order to dry or ferment them

Conjugation

Conjugation of greipa (group v-30)
infinitive greipa
supine greipað
participle (a6)1 greipandi greipaður
present past
first singular greipi greipaði
second singular greipar greipaði
third singular greipar greipaði
plural greipa greipaðu
imperative
singular greipa!
plural greipið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Noun

greipa f (genitive singular greipu, plural greipur)

  1. bound together pair of two fish

Declension

Declension of greipa
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative greipa greipan greipur greipurnar
accusative greipu greipuna greipur greipurnar
dative greipu greipuni greipum greipunum
genitive greipu greipunnar greipa greipanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse greipa. Akin to Old English grāpian (> English grope), Old High German greifōn.

Pronunciation

Verb

greipa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative greipaði, supine greipað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to grip, to grasp
    Synonym: grípa

Conjugation