sverta

Faroese

sverta (third person singular past indicative svertaði, third person plural past indicative svertaðu, supine svertað)

¹Only the past participle being declined.

From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (“black”) (whence Faroese svartur).

sverta f

sverta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sverti, supine svert)

to black, to blacken, to color black [with accusative]
Á ég að sverta skóna þína?
Shall I blacken your shoes?
to blacken, sully (reputation, etc.) [with accusative]
Hún sverti mannorð hans.
She sullied his reputation.

*sverta* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að sverta
supine sagnbót		svert
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		svertandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	sverti	sverti	sverti	sverti
	þú	svertir	svertir	svertir	svertir
	hann, hún, það	svertir	sverti	sverti	sverti
plural	við	svertum	svertum	svertum	svertum
	þið	svertið	svertuð	svertið	svertuð
	þeir, þær, þau	sverta	svertu	sverti	svertu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	svert (þú), svertu
plural	þið	svertið (þið), svertiði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*svertast* – mediopassive voice (*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að svertast
supine sagnbót		sverst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		svertandist (rare; see appendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	svertist	svertist	svertist	svertist
	þú	svertist	svertist	svertist	svertist
	hann, hún, það	svertist	svertist	svertist	svertist
plural	við	svertumst	svertumst	svertumst	svertumst
	þið	svertist	svertust	svertist	svertust
	þeir, þær, þau	svertast	svertust	svertist	svertust

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	sverst (þú), sverstu
plural	þið	svertist (þið), svertisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*svertur* — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	svertur	svert	svert	svertir	svertar	svert
accusative (þolfall)	svertan	sverta	svert	sverta	svertar	svert
dative (þágufall)	svertum	svertri	svertu	svertum	svertum	svertum
genitive (eignarfall)	sverts	svertrar	sverts	svertra	svertra	svertra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	sverti	sverta	sverta	svertu	svertu	svertu
accusative (þolfall)	sverta	svertu	sverta	svertu	svertu	svertu
dative (þágufall)	sverta	svertu	sverta	svertu	svertu	svertu
genitive (eignarfall)	sverta	svertu	sverta	svertu	svertu	svertu

From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (“black”) (whence Icelandic svartur).

sverta f (genitive singular svertu, nominative plural svertur)

(uncountable) a black colorant, especially shoe polish and ink (in printing)
(uncountable) black smudges, spots, etc.
(uncountable, figuratively) a black spot (on someone’s reputation)
(uncountable) blackness
(obsolete) An appellation for a fox.
(countable, lichenology) One of several species of lichenized fungi in the genus Verrucaria and related genera within the family Verrucariaceae.