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ringja
ringja
Faroese
Verb
ringja (third person singular past indicative ringdi, third person plural past indicative ringt, supine ringt)
Conjugation
| v-10 | ||||
| infinitive | ringja | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ringjandi | |||
| past participle a7 | ringdur | |||
| supine | ringt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | ringi | ringir | ringir | ringja |
| past | ringdi | ringdi | ringdi | ringdu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | ring! | — | ringið! |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hringja (“to ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną (“to ring”). More at ring.
Verb
ringja (third person singular past indicative ringdi, third person plural past indicative ringt, supine ringt)
Conjugation
| v-10 | ||||
| infinitive | ringja | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ringjandi | |||
| past participle a7 | ringdur | |||
| supine | ringt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | ringi | ringir | ringir | ringja |
| past | ringdi | ringdi | ringdi | ringdu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | ring! | — | ringið! |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Verb
ringja (present tense ringjer, past tense ringde, past participle ringt, passive infinitive ringjast, present participle ringjande, imperative ring)
- ring
- Klokkene ringjer.
- The bells are ringing.
- Klokkene ringjer.
- telephone, ring
- Eg ringjer deg seinare.
- I will telephone you later.
- Eg ringjer deg seinare.
References
- “ringja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.