verpa

See also: Verpa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹ̥pa/
Rhymes: -ɛɹ̥pa

Verb

verpa (third person singular past indicative varp, third person plural past indicative vurpu, supine vorpið)

to lay (eggs)
(ambitransitive, with accusative) to lay (an egg)
Hønan varp eitt egg. ― The chicken laid an egg.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *verpa* (group v-49)
	present	past
infinitive	verpa
supine	vorpið

first singular	verpi	varp
second singular	verpur	varpst
third singular	verpur	varp
plural	verpa	vurpu

participle (a34)¹	verpandi	vorpin

	imperative
singular	verp!
plural	verpið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛr̥pa/
Rhymes: -ɛr̥pa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Verb

verpa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative varp, third-person plural past indicative urpu, supine orpið) or
verpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative verpti, supine verpt)

to throw [with dative]
Synonyms: varpa, fleygja, henda, kasta
to lay (an egg) [intransitive or with dative]
Hænan verpti eggi.
The chicken laid an egg.

Usage notes

The strong conjugation is the original one, but the weak one is becoming more usual. They are also commonly mixed together.

Conjugation

Strong conjugation:

*verpa* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að verpa
supine sagnbót		orpið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		verpandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	verp	varp	verpi	yrpi
	þú	verpur	varpst	verpir	yrpir
	hann, hún, það	verpur	varp	verpi	yrpi
plural	við	verpum	urpum	verpum	yrpum
	þið	verpið	urpuð	verpið	yrpuð
	þeir, þær, þau	verpa	urpu	verpi	yrpu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	verp (þú), verptu
plural	þið	verpið (þið), verpiði¹

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

*orpinn* — 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)	orpinn	orpin	orpið	orpnir	orpnar	orpin
accusative (þolfall)	orpinn	orpna	orpið	orpna	orpnar	orpin
dative (þágufall)	orpnum	orpinni	orpnu	orpnum	orpnum	orpnum
genitive (eignarfall)	orpins	orpinnar	orpins	orpinna	orpinna	orpinna

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)	orpni	orpna	orpna	orpnu	orpnu	orpnu
accusative (þolfall)	orpna	orpnu	orpna	orpnu	orpnu	orpnu
dative (þágufall)	orpna	orpnu	orpna	orpnu	orpnu	orpnu
genitive (eignarfall)	orpna	orpnu	orpna	orpnu	orpnu	orpnu

Weak conjugation:

*verpa* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að verpa
supine sagnbót		verpt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		verpandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	verpi	verpti	verpi	verpti
	þú	verpir	verptir	verpir	verptir
	hann, hún, það	verpir	verpti	verpi	verpti
plural	við	verpum	verptum	verpum	verptum
	þið	verpið	verptuð	verpið	verptuð
	þeir, þær, þau	verpa	verptu	verpi	verptu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	verp (þú), verptu
plural	þið	verpið (þið), verpiði¹

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

*verptur* — 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)	verptur	verpt	verpt	verptir	verptar	verpt
accusative (þolfall)	verptan	verpta	verpt	verpta	verptar	verpt
dative (þágufall)	verptum	verptri	verptu	verptum	verptum	verptum
genitive (eignarfall)	verpts	verptrar	verpts	verptra	verptra	verptra

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)	verpti	verpta	verpta	verptu	verptu	verptu
accusative (þolfall)	verpta	verptu	verpta	verptu	verptu	verptu
dative (þágufall)	verpta	verptu	verpta	verptu	verptu	verptu
genitive (eignarfall)	verpta	verptu	verpta	verptu	verptu	verptu

Derived terms

verpa öndinni léttar (“to heave a sigh of relief”)

Etymology 2

Causative of verpa (1). Inherited from Proto-Germanic *warpijaną.

Verb

verpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative verpti, supine verpt)

to twist, wind, contort [with accusative]

Conjugation

*verpa* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að verpa
supine sagnbót		verpt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		verpandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	verpi	verpti	verpi	verpti
	þú	verpir	verptir	verpir	verptir
	hann, hún, það	verpir	verpti	verpi	verpti
plural	við	verpum	verptum	verpum	verptum
	þið	verpið	verptuð	verpið	verptuð
	þeir, þær, þau	verpa	verptu	verpi	verptu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	verp (þú), verptu
plural	þið	verpið (þið), verpiði¹

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

*verpast* – mediopassive voice (*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að verpast
supine sagnbót		verpst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		verpandist (rare; see appendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	verpist	verptist	verpist	verptist
	þú	verpist	verptist	verpist	verptist
	hann, hún, það	verpist	verptist	verpist	verptist
plural	við	verpumst	verptumst	verpumst	verptumst
	þið	verpist	verptust	verpist	verptust
	þeir, þær, þau	verpast	verptust	verpist	verptust

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	verpst (þú), verpstu
plural	þið	verpist (þið), verpisti¹

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

*verptur* — 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)	verptur	verpt	verpt	verptir	verptar	verpt
accusative (þolfall)	verptan	verpta	verpt	verpta	verptar	verpt
dative (þágufall)	verptum	verptri	verptu	verptum	verptum	verptum
genitive (eignarfall)	verpts	verptrar	verpts	verptra	verptra	verptra

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)	verpti	verpta	verpta	verptu	verptu	verptu
accusative (þolfall)	verpta	verptu	verpta	verptu	verptu	verptu
dative (þágufall)	verpta	verptu	verpta	verptu	verptu	verptu
genitive (eignarfall)	verpta	verptu	verpta	verptu	verptu	verptu

Latin

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Wikipedia

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from a Germanic language, related to Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”). More likely from Proto-Italic source for “to turn round, to roll” (as in 'unfurl, peel back, or retract foreskin') via Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯er.pa/, [ˈu̯ɛrpä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈver.pa/, [ˈvɛrpä]

Noun

verpa f (genitive verpae); first declension

(vulgar) a penis with the foreskin retracted, especially when erect
(vulgar) an erection, a hard-on

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	verpa	verpae
genitive	verpae	verpārum
dative	verpae	verpīs
accusative	verpam	verpās
ablative	verpā	verpīs
vocative	verpa	verpae

Synonyms

(a penis): mentula, muto, penis
(an erection): tentigo

Related terms

verpus
virga

Descendants

→ Translingual: Verpa

References

“verpa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“verpa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
verpa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw, cast”). Cognate with Old English weorpan, Old Frisian werpa, Old Saxon werpan, Old High German werfan, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽 (wairpan).

Verb

verpa (singular past indicative varp, plural past indicative urpu, past participle orpinn)

to throw, cast
to heap up sand, mud, gravel etc. on something
sandi orpin sæng
a bed covered by sand [a grave]
1. to erect a burial mound
  - ca. 1190, Nóregs konungatal ("the King-count of Norway")
    Þá vas haugr / ept Harald orpinn
    reisuligr / á Rogalandi.
    Then a mound was / erected for Harald,
    a magnificent one / in Rogaland.
  nú verpa þeir hauginn eftir fornum sið
  now they erect the mound according to ancient custom
to lay eggs
to guess, calculate

Conjugation

Conjugation of *verpa* — active (strong class 3)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	verpa
present participle	verpandi
past participle	orpinn

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	verp	varp	verpa	yrpa
2nd person singular	verpr	varpt	verpir	yrpir
3rd person singular	verpr	varp	verpi	yrpi
1st person plural	verpum	urpum	verpim	yrpim
2nd person plural	verpið	urpuð	verpið	yrpið
3rd person plural	verpa	urpu	verpi	yrpi

imperative	present
2nd person singular	verp
1st person plural	verpum
2nd person plural	verpið

Conjugation of *verpa* — mediopassive (strong class 3)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	verpask
present participle	verpandisk
past participle	orpizk

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	verpumk	urpumk	verpumk	yrpumk
2nd person singular	verpsk	varpzk	verpisk	yrpisk
3rd person singular	verpsk	varpsk	verpisk	yrpisk
1st person plural	verpumsk	urpumsk	verpimsk	yrpimsk
2nd person plural	verpizk	urpuzk	verpizk	yrpizk
3rd person plural	verpask	urpusk	verpisk	yrpisk

imperative	present
2nd person singular	verpsk
1st person plural	verpumsk
2nd person plural	verpizk

Descendants

Icelandic: verpa
Faroese: verpa
Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: verpe
- Norwegian Nynorsk: verpe, verpa
Old Swedish: værpa
- Swedish: värpa
Old Danish: wærpæ
- Danish: værpe