ringja

ringja

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse 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)

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

v-10
infinitive	ringja
present participle	ringjandi
past participle a7	ringdur
supine	ringt
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	ringi	ringir	ringir	ringja
past	ringdi	ringdi	ringdi	ringdu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	ring!	—	ringið!

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hringja (“to ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną (“to ring”). More at ring.

Verb

ringja (third person singular past indicative ringdi, third person plural past indicative ringt, supine ringt)

1. to ring, to jingle
2. to phone

Conjugation

   Conjugation of ringja

v-10
infinitive	ringja
present participle	ringjandi
past participle a7	ringdur
supine	ringt
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	ringi	ringir	ringir	ringja
past	ringdi	ringdi	ringdi	ringdu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	ring!	—	ringið!

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ringje
• ringa, ringe

Etymology

From Old Norse hringja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɪɲʝɑ/, /²rɪnjɑ/, /²rɪŋjɑ/

Verb

ringja (present tense ringjer, past tense ringde, past participle ringt, passive infinitive ringjast, present participle ringjande, imperative ring)

1. to ring

   Klokkene ringjer.

   The bells are ringing.

2. to telephone, ring

   Eg ringjer deg seinare.

   I will telephone you later.

References

• “ringja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.