hvirfla

Old Norse

Etymology 1

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

Verb

hvirfla

1. to whirl, spread

Conjugation

Conjugation of hvirfla — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	hvirfla
present participle	hvirflandi
past participle	hvirflaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hvirfla	hvirflaða
2nd-person singular	hvirflar	hvirflaðir
3rd-person singular	hvirflar	hvirflaði
1st-person plural	hvirflum	hvirfluðum
2nd-person plural	hvirflið	hvirfluðuð
3rd-person plural	hvirfla	hvirfluðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hvirfla	hvirflaða
2nd-person singular	hvirflir	hvirflaðir
3rd-person singular	hvirfli	hvirflaði
1st-person plural	hvirflim	hvirflaðim
2nd-person plural	hvirflið	hvirflaðið
3rd-person plural	hvirfli	hvirflaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hvirfla
1st-person plural	hvirflum
2nd-person plural	hvirflið

Descendants

• Danish: hvirvle
• Icelandic: hvirfla
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kvervle
• Norwegian Bokmål: virvle
• Swedish: virvla

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hvirfla

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

Further reading

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