hrekja

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

hrekja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hrakti, supine hrakið)

  1. to refute, to disprove
    Synonyms: afsanna, hnekkja
  2. to drive away, to hound out
    Synonym: reka burt
  3. to vex

Conjugation

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hrekja — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að hrekja
supine
(sagnbót) 		hrakið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		hrekjandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég hrek við hrekjum present
(nútíð) 		ég hreki við hrekjum
þú hrekur þið hrekið þú hrekir þið hrekið
hann, hún, það hrekur þeir, þær, þau hrekja hann, hún, það hreki þeir, þær, þau hreki
past
(þátíð) 		ég hrakti við hröktum past
(þátíð) 		ég hrekti við hrektum
þú hraktir þið hröktuð þú hrektir þið hrektuð
hann, hún, það hrakti þeir, þær, þau hröktu hann, hún, það hrekti þeir, þær, þau hrektu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		hrek (þú) hrekið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
hrektu hrekiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hrekjast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að hrekjast
supine
(sagnbót) 		hrakist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		hrekjandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég hrekst við hrekjumst present
(nútíð) 		ég hrekjist við hrekjumst
þú hrekst þið hrekjist þú hrekjist þið hrekjist
hann, hún, það hrekst þeir, þær, þau hrekjast hann, hún, það hrekjist þeir, þær, þau hrekjist
past
(þátíð) 		ég hraktist við hröktumst past
(þátíð) 		ég hrektist við hrektumst
þú hraktist þið hröktust þú hrektist þið hrektust
hann, hún, það hraktist þeir, þær, þau hröktust hann, hún, það hrektist þeir, þær, þau hrektust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		hrekst (þú) hrekist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
hrekstu hrekisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hrakinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		hrakinn hrakin hrakið hraktir hraktar hrakin
accusative
(þolfall) 		hrakinn hrakta hrakið hrakta hraktar hrakin
dative
(þágufall) 		hröktum hrakinni hröktu hröktum hröktum hröktum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		hrakins hrakinnar hrakins hrakinna hrakinna hrakinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		hrakti hrakta hrakta hröktu hröktu hröktu
accusative
(þolfall) 		hrakta hröktu hrakta hröktu hröktu hröktu
dative
(þágufall) 		hrakta hröktu hrakta hröktu hröktu hröktu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		hrakta hröktu hrakta hröktu hröktu hröktu

Old Norse

Etymology

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Verb

hrekja (singular past indicative hrakti, plural past indicative hrǫktu, past participle hrakiðr or hraktr)

  1. to drive away, chase off
  2. to annoy, vex
  3. to damage, spoil
  4. to abuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of hrekja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hrekja
present participle hrekjandi
past participle hraktr, hrakiðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular hrek hrakta
2nd-person singular hrekr hraktir
3rd-person singular hrekr hrakti
1st-person plural hrekjum hrǫktum
2nd-person plural hrekið hrǫktuð
3rd-person plural hrekja hrǫktu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hrekja hrekta
2nd-person singular hrekir hrektir
3rd-person singular hreki hrekti
1st-person plural hrekim hrektim
2nd-person plural hrekið hrektið
3rd-person plural hreki hrekti
imperative present
2nd-person singular hrek
1st-person plural hrekjum
2nd-person plural hrekið
Conjugation of hrekja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hrekjask
present participle hrekjandisk
past participle hraksk, hrakizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular hrekjumk hrǫktumk
2nd-person singular hreksk hraktisk
3rd-person singular hreksk hraktisk
1st-person plural hrekjumsk hrǫktumsk
2nd-person plural hrekizk hrǫktuzk
3rd-person plural hrekjask hrǫktusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hrekjumk hrektumk
2nd-person singular hrekisk hrektisk
3rd-person singular hrekisk hrektisk
1st-person plural hrekimsk hrektimsk
2nd-person plural hrekizk hrektizk
3rd-person plural hrekisk hrektisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular hreksk
1st-person plural hrekjumsk
2nd-person plural hrekizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hrekja

References

  • “hrekja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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