ringja

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old NorseCategory:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse#RINGJA hringja (to encircle, ring, surround), related to Old High German gahringjan (to encircle), Old English hringian (to surround, encircle). More at ring.

Verb

ringja (third person singular past indicative ringdi, third person plural past indicative ringt, supine ringt)Category:Faroese lemmas#RINGJACategory:Faroese verbs#RINGJACategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#RINGJACategory:Pages with entries#RINGJACategory:Pages with 2 entries#RINGJA

  1. to bend, to curve, to writhe
  2. (about sea birds at the cliffs) to fly in a ring down the sea
Conjugation
Conjugation of ringja (group v-10)
infinitive ringja
supine ringt
present past
first singular ringi ringdi
second singular ringir ringdi
third singular ringir ringdi
plural ringja ringdu
participle (a7)1 ringjandi ringdur
imperative
singular ring!
plural ringið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Old NorseCategory:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse#RINGJA hringja (to ring), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic#RINGJA *hringijaną (to ring). More at ring.

Verb

ringja (third person singular past indicative ringdi, third person plural past indicative ringdu, supine ringt)Category:Faroese lemmas#RINGJACategory:Faroese verbs#RINGJACategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#RINGJACategory:Pages with entries#RINGJACategory:Pages with 2 entries#RINGJA

  1. to ring, to jingle
    Klokkan ringir.
    The clock is striking.
    Category:Faroese terms with usage examples#RINGJA
  2. to phone
    Kann eg ringja til tín?
    May I call you?
    Category:Faroese terms with usage examples#RINGJA
Conjugation
Conjugation of ringja (group v-10)
infinitive ringja
supine ringt
present past
first singular ringi ringdi
second singular ringir ringdi
third singular ringir ringdi
plural ringja ringdu
participle (a7)1 ringjandi ringdur
imperative
singular ring!
plural ringið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#RINGJA hringja.

Pronunciation

Verb

ringja (present tense ringjer, past tense ringde, past participle ringt, passive infinitive ringjast, present participle ringjande, imperative ring)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#RINGJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#RINGJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#RINGJACategory:Pages with entries#RINGJACategory:Pages with 2 entries#RINGJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs

  1. to ring
  2. to telephone, ring
    Eg ringjer deg seinare.
    I will telephone you later.
    Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#RINGJA

References

Category:Faroese lemmas Category:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse Category:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic Category:Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Faroese terms with usage examples Category:Faroese verbs Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples Category:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs Category:Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs Category:Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries