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hvirfla

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *hwirbilōną. Equivalent to hvirfill +‎ -la.

Verb

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hvirfla

  1. to whirl, spread
Conjugation
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Conjugation of hvirfla — active (weak class 2)
infinitive hvirfla
present participle hvirflandi
past participle hvirflaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hvirfla hvirflaða hvirfla hvirflaða
2nd person singular hvirflar hvirflaðir hvirflir hvirflaðir
3rd person singular hvirflar hvirflaði hvirfli hvirflaði
1st person plural hvirflum hvirfluðum hvirflim hvirflaðim
2nd person plural hvirflið hvirfluðuð hvirflið hvirflaðið
3rd person plural hvirfla hvirfluðu hvirfli hvirflaði
imperative present
2nd person singular hvirfla
1st person plural hvirflum
2nd person plural hvirflið
Descendants
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  • Danish: hvirvle
  • Icelandic: hvirfla
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvervle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: virvle
  • Swedish: virvla

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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hvirfla

  1. inflection of hvirfill:
    1. indefinite accusative plural
    2. indefinite genitive plural

Further reading

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