viska f
From Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz.
viska (third person singular past indicative viskaði, third person plural past indicative viskað, supine viskað)
| Conjugation of viska (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | viska | |
| supine | viskað | |
| participle (a6)1 | viskandi | viskaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | viski | viskaði |
| second singular | viskar | viskaði |
| third singular | viskar | viskaði |
| plural | viska | viskaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | viska! | |
| plural | viskið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
From the Old Norse vizka, compare Icelandic vit.
viska f (genitive singular visku, no plural)
viska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative viskaði, supine viskað)
viska
Related to Old Norse hvína (“to whistle, whizz”). Compare English whistle and whine.
viska (present viskar, preterite viskade, supine viskat, imperative viska)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | viska | viskas | ||
| Supine | viskat | viskats | ||
| Imperative | viska | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | visken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | viskar | viskade | viskas | viskades |
| Ind. plural1 | viska | viskade | viskas | viskades |
| Subjunctive2 | viske | viskade | viskes | viskades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | viskande | |||
| Past participle | viskad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||