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ringja

ringja

Faroese

Verb

ringja (third person singular past indicative ringdi, third person plural past indicative ringt, supine ringt)

  1. to bend, to curve, to writhe
  2. (about sea birds at the cliffs) to fly in a ring down the sea
Conjugation

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)

  1. to ring, to jingle
  2. to phone
Conjugation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hringja.

Verb

ringja (present tense ringjer, past tense ringde, past participle ringt, passive infinitive ringjast, present participle ringjande, imperative ring)

  1. ring
    Klokkene ringjer.
    The bells are ringing.
  2. telephone, ring
    Eg ringjer deg seinare.
    I will telephone you later.

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