hvirfla

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hwirbilōną. Equivalent to hvirfill +‎ -la.

Verb

hvirfla

  1. to whirl, spread
Conjugation
Conjugation of hvirfla — active (weak class 2)
infinitive hvirfla
present participle hvirflandi
past participle hvirflaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular hvirfla hvirflaða
2nd-person singular hvirflar hvirflaðir
3rd-person singular hvirflar hvirflaði
1st-person plural hvirflum hvirfluðum
2nd-person plural hvirflið hvirfluðuð
3rd-person plural hvirfla hvirfluðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hvirfla hvirflaða
2nd-person singular hvirflir hvirflaðir
3rd-person singular hvirfli hvirflaði
1st-person plural hvirflim hvirflaðim
2nd-person plural hvirflið hvirflaðið
3rd-person plural hvirfli hvirflaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular hvirfla
1st-person plural hvirflum
2nd-person plural hvirflið
Descendants
  • Danish: hvirvle
  • Icelandic: hvirfla
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvervle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: virvle
  • Swedish: virvla

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hvirfla

  1. inflection of hvirfill:
    1. indefinite accusative plural
    2. indefinite genitive plural

References

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