ynskja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse œskja, ýskja where the 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Verb

ynskja (third person singular past indicative ynskti, third person plural past indicative ynsktu, supine ynskt)

1. to wish, to desire

Conjugation

Conjugation of ynskja (group v-11)
infinitive	ynskja
supine	ynskt
participle (a5)1	ynskjandi	ynsktur
	present	past
first singular	ynski	ynskti
second singular	ynskir	ynskti
third singular	ynskir	ynskti
plural	ynskja	ynsktu
	imperative
singular	ynsk!
plural	ynskið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ynskje (e-infinitive)
• ønskja, ønskje, ønskja, ønske
• ynskje, yski (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse ǿskja, ýskja where the n stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʏnsçə/, /²ʏnʃə/

Verb

ynskja (present tense ynskjer, past tense ynskte, past participle ynskt, passive infinitive ynskjast, present participle ynskjande, imperative ynsk)

1. to wish, desire

   Eg skulle ynskt at det hadde byrja å regna.

   I wish that it had began to rain.

2. wish something for another; express a hope for something to happen

   Eg ynskjer deg ei god jul!

   I wish you a merry Christmas!

References

• “ynskja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.