skíra

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See also: skira

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skíra.

Pronunciation

Verb

skíra (third person singular past indicative skírdi, third person plural past indicative skírt, supine skírt)

  1. (poetic) to cleanse, purify
  2. to baptize
  3. to give a nickname

Conjugation

Conjugation of skíra (group v-1)
infinitive skíra
supine skírt
participle (a7)1 skírandi skírdur
present past
first singular skíri skírdi
second singular skírir skírdi
third singular skírir skírdi
plural skíra skírdu
imperative
singular skír!
plural skírið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skíra.

Verb

skíra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skírði, supine skírt)

  1. (archaic) to cleanse, purify
  2. to baptize
  3. (proscribed) to name
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skíra

  1. indefinite genitive plural of skíri

Old Norse

Participle

skíra

  1. inflection of skírr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular