tefla

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tefla.

Pronunciation

Verb

tefla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tefldi, supine teflt)

  1. to play a board game
    1. specifically, to play chess

Conjugation

tefla — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að tefla
supine
(sagnbót) 		teflt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		teflandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég tefli við teflum present
(nútíð) 		ég tefli við teflum
þú teflir þið teflið þú teflir þið teflið
hann, hún, það teflir þeir, þær, þau tefla hann, hún, það tefli þeir, þær, þau tefli
past
(þátíð) 		ég tefldi við tefldum past
(þátíð) 		ég tefldi við tefldum
þú tefldir þið teflduð þú tefldir þið teflduð
hann, hún, það tefldi þeir, þær, þau tefldu hann, hún, það tefldi þeir, þær, þau tefldu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		tefl (þú) teflið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
tefldu tefliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
teflast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að teflast
supine
(sagnbót) 		teflst
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		teflandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég teflist við teflumst present
(nútíð) 		ég teflist við teflumst
þú teflist þið teflist þú teflist þið teflist
hann, hún, það teflist þeir, þær, þau teflast hann, hún, það teflist þeir, þær, þau teflist
past
(þátíð) 		ég tefldist við tefldumst past
(þátíð) 		ég tefldist við tefldumst
þú tefldist þið tefldust þú tefldist þið tefldust
hann, hún, það tefldist þeir, þær, þau tefldust hann, hún, það tefldist þeir, þær, þau tefldust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		teflst (þú) teflist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
teflstu teflisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
tefldur — 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) 		tefldur tefld teflt tefldir tefldar tefld
accusative
(þolfall) 		tefldan teflda teflt teflda tefldar tefld
dative
(þágufall) 		tefldum tefldri tefldu tefldum tefldum tefldum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		teflds tefldrar teflds tefldra tefldra tefldra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		tefldi teflda teflda tefldu tefldu tefldu
accusative
(þolfall) 		teflda tefldu teflda tefldu tefldu tefldu
dative
(þágufall) 		teflda tefldu teflda tefldu tefldu tefldu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		teflda tefldu teflda tefldu tefldu tefldu

Old Norse

Etymology

Presumably from tafl (“board”). Akin to Old English tæflan, tæflian. Ultimately from Latin tabula (“table, board”).

Verb

tefla (singular past indicative tefldi, plural past indicative tefldu, past participle tefldr)

  1. to play at tables, chess or draughts

Conjugation

Conjugation of tefla — active (weak class 1)
infinitive tefla
present participle teflandi
past participle tefldr
indicative present past
1st-person singular tefli teflda
2nd-person singular teflir tefldir
3rd-person singular teflir tefldi
1st-person plural teflum tefldum
2nd-person plural teflið teflduð
3rd-person plural tefla tefldu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular tefla teflda
2nd-person singular teflir tefldir
3rd-person singular tefli tefldi
1st-person plural teflim tefldim
2nd-person plural teflið tefldið
3rd-person plural tefli tefldi
imperative present
2nd-person singular tefl, tefli
1st-person plural teflum
2nd-person plural teflið
Conjugation of tefla — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive teflask
present participle teflandisk
past participle teflzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular teflumk tefldumk
2nd-person singular teflisk tefldisk
3rd-person singular teflisk tefldisk
1st-person plural teflumsk tefldumsk
2nd-person plural teflizk teflduzk
3rd-person plural teflask tefldusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular teflumk tefldumk
2nd-person singular teflisk tefldisk
3rd-person singular teflisk tefldisk
1st-person plural teflimsk tefldimsk
2nd-person plural teflizk tefldizk
3rd-person plural teflisk tefldisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular teflsk, teflisk
1st-person plural teflumsk
2nd-person plural teflizk

Descendants

  • Faroese: telva
  • Icelandic: tefla
  • Swedish: tävla

References

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