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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse heyra, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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heyra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative heyrði, supine heyrt)

  1. to hear [intransitive or with accusative]
    Synonym: nema hljóð
    Gekk þér vel að í prófinu? Mér þykir vænt um að heyra það.
    Did you do well on your test? I'm glad to hear it.
  2. to listen [intransitive or with accusative]
    Synonym: hlusta
    • Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)
      Heyr, einhver segir: "Kalla þú!" Og ég svara: "Hvað skal ég kalla?" "Allt hold er gras og allur yndisleikur þess sem blóm vallarins. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, þegar Drottinn andar á þau. Sannlega, mennirnir eru gras. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, en orð Guðs vors stendur stöðugt eilíflega."
      Hark a voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."

Conjugation

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heyra – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur heyra
supine sagnbót heyrt
present participle
heyrandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég heyri heyrði heyri heyrði
þú heyrir heyrðir heyrir heyrðir
hann, hún, það heyrir heyrði heyri heyrði
plural við heyrum heyrðum heyrum heyrðum
þið heyrið heyrðuð heyrið heyrðuð
þeir, þær, þau heyra heyrðu heyri heyrðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú heyr (þú), heyrðu
plural þið heyrið (þið), heyriði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
heyrast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur heyrast
supine sagnbót heyrst
present participle
heyrandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég heyrist heyrðist heyrist heyrðist
þú heyrist heyrðist heyrist heyrðist
hann, hún, það heyrist heyrðist heyrist heyrðist
plural við heyrumst heyrðumst heyrumst heyrðumst
þið heyrist heyrðust heyrist heyrðust
þeir, þær, þau heyrast heyrðust heyrist heyrðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú heyrst (þú), heyrstu
plural þið heyrist (þið), heyristi1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
heyrður — 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)
heyrður heyrð heyrt heyrðir heyrðar heyrð
accusative
(þolfall)
heyrðan heyrða heyrt heyrða heyrðar heyrð
dative
(þágufall)
heyrðum heyrðri heyrðu heyrðum heyrðum heyrðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
heyrðs heyrðrar heyrðs heyrðra heyrðra heyrðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
heyrði heyrða heyrða heyrðu heyrðu heyrðu
accusative
(þolfall)
heyrða heyrðu heyrða heyrðu heyrðu heyrðu
dative
(þágufall)
heyrða heyrðu heyrða heyrðu heyrðu heyrðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
heyrða heyrðu heyrða heyrðu heyrðu heyrðu

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti. Cognate with Old English hīeran, Old Frisian hera, Old Saxon hōrian, Old High German hōren, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hausjan).

Verb

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heyra (singular past indicative heyrði, plural past indicative heyrðu, past participle heyrðr)

  1. to hear, listen

Conjugation

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Conjugation of heyra — active (weak class 1)
infinitive heyra
present participle heyrandi
past participle heyrðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular heyri heyrða heyra heyrða
2nd person singular heyrir heyrðir heyrir heyrðir
3rd person singular heyrir heyrði heyri heyrði
1st person plural heyrum heyrðum heyrim heyrðim
2nd person plural heyrið heyrðuð heyrið heyrðið
3rd person plural heyra heyrðu heyri heyrði
imperative present
2nd person singular heyr, heyri
1st person plural heyrum
2nd person plural heyrið
Conjugation of heyra — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive heyrask
present participle heyrandisk
past participle heyrzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular heyrumk heyrðumk heyrumk heyrðumk
2nd person singular heyrisk heyrðisk heyrisk heyrðisk
3rd person singular heyrisk heyrðisk heyrisk heyrðisk
1st person plural heyrumsk heyrðumsk heyrimsk heyrðimsk
2nd person plural heyrizk heyrðuzk heyrizk heyrðizk
3rd person plural heyrask heyrðusk heyrisk heyrðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular heyrsk, heyrisk
1st person plural heyrumsk
2nd person plural heyrizk

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “heyra”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive