svølta

See also: svolta

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvœl̥ta/

  Rhymes: -œl̥ta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svelta (strong verb), from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

svølta (third person singular past indicative svøltaði, third person plural past indicative svøltaðu, supine svøltað)

1. (intransitive) to starve

Conjugation

Conjugation of svølta (group v-30)

infinitive	svølta
supine	svøltað
	present	past
first singular	svølti	svøltaði
second singular	svøltar	svøltaði
third singular	svøltar	svøltaði
plural	svølta	svøltaðu
participle (a6)1	svøltandi	svøltaður
	imperative
singular	svølta!
plural	svøltið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svelta (weak verb), from Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną. Causative of svølta (1).

Verb

svølta (third person singular past indicative svølti, third person plural past indicative svøltu, supine svølt)

1. (transitive) to starve (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of svølta (group v-7)

infinitive	svølta
supine	svølt
	present	past
first singular	svølti	svølti
second singular	svøltir	svølti
third singular	svøltir	svølti
plural	svølta	svøltu
participle (a5)1	svøltandi	svøltur
	imperative
singular	svølt!
plural	svøltið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.