kretta

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Old Norse

Etymology

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Verb

kretta (singular past indicative kratt)

  1. to murmur, complain

Conjugation

Conjugation of kretta — active (strong class 3)
infinitive kretta
present participle krettandi
past participle krottinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular krett kratt
2nd-person singular krettr krazt
3rd-person singular krettr kratt
1st-person plural krettum kruttum
2nd-person plural krettið kruttuð
3rd-person plural kretta kruttu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular kretta krytta
2nd-person singular krettir kryttir
3rd-person singular kretti krytti
1st-person plural krettim kryttim
2nd-person plural krettið kryttið
3rd-person plural kretti krytti
imperative present
2nd-person singular krett
1st-person plural krettum
2nd-person plural krettið

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kretta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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