smyrja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse smyrva, smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Verb

smyrja (third person singular past indicative smurdi, third person plural past indicative smurdu, supine smurt)

  1. to smear

Conjugation

Conjugation of smyrja (group v-23)
infinitive smyrja
supine smurt
participle (a7)1 smyrjandi smurdur
present past
first singular smyrji smurdi
second singular smyrt smurdi
third singular smyr smurdi
plural smyrja smurdu
imperative
singular smyr!
plural smyrið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse smyrva, smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

smyrja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smurði, supine smurt)

  1. (with accusative) to butter; to cover (e.g. a slice of bread) with butter or another spread
  2. (with accusative, by extension) to make, prepare (a slice of bread, sandwich, etc., which might have more than just a spread on it, e.g. ham, cheese, cucumber etc.)
  3. (with accusative) to cover with a fatty substance, cream, etc.; smear
  4. (with accusative) to oil, grease, lubricate
  5. (with dative, qualified with adverb or prepositional phrase indicating destination) to spread (a thick or fatty substance, etc.) onto something
  6. (with accusative) to embalm
  7. (with accusative) to anoint
  8. (with accusative, of a fox) to savage (a sheep) on the snout, making it bloody

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

smyrja (present tense smyr, past tense smurde)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of smørja

Noun

smyrja f (definite singular smyrja, indefinite plural smyrjer or smyrjor, definite plural smyrjene or smyrjone)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of smørje

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Verb

smyrja (singular past indicative smurði, plural past indicative smurðu, past participle smurðr)

  1. (transitive with accusative) to anoint, to rub with ointment

Conjugation

Conjugation of smyrja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive smyrja
present participle smyrjandi
past participle smurðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular smyr smurða
2nd-person singular smyrr smurðir
3rd-person singular smyrr smurði
1st-person plural smyrjum smurðum
2nd-person plural smyrið smurðuð
3rd-person plural smyrja smurðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular smyrja smyrða
2nd-person singular smyrir smyrðir
3rd-person singular smyri smyrði
1st-person plural smyrim smyrðim
2nd-person plural smyrið smyrðið
3rd-person plural smyri smyrði
imperative present
2nd-person singular smyr
1st-person plural smyrjum
2nd-person plural smyrið
Conjugation of smyrja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive smyrjask
present participle smyrjandisk
past participle smyrzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular smyrjumk smurðumk
2nd-person singular smyrsk smurðisk
3rd-person singular smyrsk smurðisk
1st-person plural smyrjumsk smurðumsk
2nd-person plural smyrizk smurðuzk
3rd-person plural smyrjask smurðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular smyrjumk smyrðumk
2nd-person singular smyrisk smyrðisk
3rd-person singular smyrisk smyrðisk
1st-person plural smyrimsk smyrðimsk
2nd-person plural smyrizk smyrðizk
3rd-person plural smyrisk smyrðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular smyrsk
1st-person plural smyrjumsk
2nd-person plural smyrizk

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Descendants

References

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