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versla

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Verb

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versla

  1. inflection of verslaan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
    4. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From an earlier unattested *versl, which has been connected to either verja (to defend) or verð (value, price); Magnusson appears to favor the latter derivation, positing an earlier Proto-Germanic *werþislaz, which would be related to *werþaz (worthy, valuable).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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versla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative verslaði, supine verslað)

  1. to shop
  2. to trade, to do business

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “versla”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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