fortelja
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish fortælle, from Middle Low German vortellen. Influenced by Old Norse fyrtelja or, respectively, telja.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fortelja (third person singular past indicative fortaldi, third person plural past indicative fortaldu, supine fortalt)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fortelja (group v-18) | ||
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infinitive | fortelja | |
supine | fortalt | |
participle (a7)1 | forteljandi | fortaldur |
present | past | |
first singular | fortelji | fortaldi |
second singular | fortelur | fortaldi |
third singular | fortelur | fortaldi |
plural | fortelja | fortaldu |
imperative | ||
singular | fortel! | |
plural | forteljið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German vortellen, compare with Old Norse fyrtelja.
Verb[edit]
fortelja (present tense fortel, past tense fortalde, past participle fortalt, passive infinitive forteljast, present participle forteljande, imperative fortel)
See also[edit]
- fortelle (Bokmål)
References[edit]
- “fortelja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.