yfirvinna

Old Norse

Etymology

From yfir- (“over”) +‎ vinna (“win”).

Verb

yfirvinna (singular past indicative yfirvann, plural past indicative yfirunnu, past participle yfirunninn)

1. to vanquish, overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of yfirvinna — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	yfirvinna
present participle	yfirvinnandi
past participle	yfirunninn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	yfirvinn	yfirvann
2nd-person singular	yfirvinnr	yfirvannt
3rd-person singular	yfirvinnr	yfirvann
1st-person plural	yfirvinnum	yfirunnum
2nd-person plural	yfirvinnið	yfirunnuð
3rd-person plural	yfirvinna	yfirunnu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	yfirvinna	yfirynna
2nd-person singular	yfirvinnir	yfirynnir
3rd-person singular	yfirvinni	yfirynni
1st-person plural	yfirvinnim	yfirynnim
2nd-person plural	yfirvinnið	yfirynnið
3rd-person plural	yfirvinni	yfirynni
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	yfirvinn
1st-person plural	yfirvinnum
2nd-person plural	yfirvinnið

Conjugation of yfirvinna — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	yfirvinnask
present participle	yfirvinnandisk
past participle	yfirunnizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	yfirvinnumk	yfirunnumk
2nd-person singular	yfirvinnsk	yfirvannzk
3rd-person singular	yfirvinnsk	yfirvannsk
1st-person plural	yfirvinnumsk	yfirunnumsk
2nd-person plural	yfirvinnizk	yfirunnuzk
3rd-person plural	yfirvinnask	yfirunnusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	yfirvinnumk	yfirynnumk
2nd-person singular	yfirvinnisk	yfirynnisk
3rd-person singular	yfirvinnisk	yfirynnisk
1st-person plural	yfirvinnimsk	yfirynnimsk
2nd-person plural	yfirvinnizk	yfirynnizk
3rd-person plural	yfirvinnisk	yfirynnisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	yfirvinnsk
1st-person plural	yfirvinnumsk
2nd-person plural	yfirvinnizk

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “yfirvinna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive