svimra
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
svimra
- past tense of svimre
- supine of svimre
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- svimre (e-infinitive)
Etymology
From Old Norse svimra.
Verb
svimra (present tense svimrar, past tense svimra, past participle svimra, passive infinitive svimrast, present participle svimrande, imperative svimr)
- (impersonal) to feel dizzy
- det svimrar for meg ― I feel dizzy
- (intransitive) to be, feel dizzy
- eg svimra ― I felt dizzy
References
- “svimra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Verb
svimra
- (impersonal, transitive with accusative) to dizzy, giddy
- mik svimrar ― I feel dizzy
Conjugation
Conjugation of svimra — impersonal, active (weak class 2)
| infinitive | svimra | |
|---|---|---|
| past participle | svimraðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 3rd-person singular | svimrar | svimraði |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 3rd-person singular | svimri | svimraði |
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: svimra, svimre
- Norwegian Bokmål: svimre
References
- svimra in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press