skjálfa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

skjálfa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative skalf, third-person plural past indicative skulfu, supine skolfið)

  1. (intransitive) to shiver, tremble
    Synonyms: titra, nötra

Conjugation

skjálfa — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að skjálfa
supine
(sagnbót) 		skolfið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		skjálfandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég skelf við skjálfum present
(nútíð) 		ég skjálfi við skjálfum
þú skelfur þið skjálfið þú skjálfir þið skjálfið
hann, hún, það skelfur þeir, þær, þau skjálfa hann, hún, það skjálfi þeir, þær, þau skjálfi
past
(þátíð) 		ég skalf við skulfum past
(þátíð) 		ég skylfi við skylfum
þú skalfst þið skulfuð þú skylfir þið skylfuð
hann, hún, það skalf þeir, þær, þau skulfu hann, hún, það skylfi þeir, þær, þau skylfu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		skjálf (þú) skjálfið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
skjálfdu skjálfiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
skolfinn — 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) 		skolfinn skolfin skolfið skolfnir skolfnar skolfin
accusative
(þolfall) 		skolfinn skolfna skolfið skolfna skolfnar skolfin
dative
(þágufall) 		skolfnum skolfinni skolfnu skolfnum skolfnum skolfnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		skolfins skolfinnar skolfins skolfinna skolfinna skolfinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		skolfni skolfna skolfna skolfnu skolfnu skolfnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		skolfna skolfnu skolfna skolfnu skolfnu skolfnu
dative
(þágufall) 		skolfna skolfnu skolfna skolfnu skolfnu skolfnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		skolfna skolfnu skolfna skolfnu skolfnu skolfnu

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