fortelja
Faroese
Etymology
From Danish fortælle, from Middle Low German vortellen. Influenced by Old Norse fyrtelja or, respectively, telja.
Verb
fortelja (third person singular past indicative fortaldi, third person plural past indicative fortaldu, supine fortalt)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of fortelja (group v-18) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
- telja
- siga frá
Related terms
- fortala
- forklaga
- forganga
- forbrongla
- forkøla
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German vortellen, compare with Old Norse fyrtelja.
Verb
fortelja (present tense fortel, past tense fortalde, past participle fortalt, passive infinitive forteljast, present participle forteljande, imperative fortel)
See also
- fortelle (Bokmål)
References
- “fortelja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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