From Old Norse skemta (“to amuse, entertain”), from Proto-Germanic *skammatjaną (“to make short, briefen”), equivalent to skammur + -ta. Cognate with Icelandic skemmta, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemta, Swedish skämta, and Danish skæmte.
skemta (third person singular past indicative skemtaði, third person plural past indicative skemtaðu, supine skemtað)
| Conjugation of skemta (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skemta | |
| supine | skemtað | |
| participle (a6)1 | skemtandi | skemtaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | skemti | skemtaði |
| second singular | skemtar | skemtaði |
| third singular | skemtar | skemtaði |
| plural | skemta | skemtaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | skemta! | |
| plural | skemtið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||