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virkja

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Faroese

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Verb

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virkja (third person singular past indicative virkti, third person plural past indicative virkt, supine virkt)

  1. to hurt

Conjugation

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Conjugation of virkja (group v-11)
infinitive virkja
supine virkt
participle (a5)1 virkjandi virktur
present past
first singular virki virkti
second singular virkir virkti
third singular virkir virkti
plural virkja virktu
imperative
singular virk!
plural virkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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virkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative virkjaði, supine virkjað)

  1. to harness (power or energy), to exploit [with accusative]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • virkjun (harnessing; power station)