vǫkva
See also: vökva
Old Norse
Etymology
From vǫkr (“wet, moist”).
Noun
vǫkva f (genitive vǫku)
- moisture, humidity
Declension
Declension of vǫkva (weak wōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vǫkva | vǫkvan | vǫkur | vǫkurnar |
| accusative | vǫku | vǫkuna | vǫkur | vǫkurnar |
| dative | vǫku | vǫkunni | vǫkum | vǫkunum |
| genitive | vǫku | vǫkunnar | vǫkna | vǫknanna |
Derived terms
- vǫkusamr (“moist”)
- vǫkuskortr m (“want of moisture”)
See also
- vǫkvi m
Verb
vǫkva
- to moisten, water
Conjugation
Conjugation of vǫkva — active (weak class 2)
| infinitive | vǫkva | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | vǫkvandi | |
| past participle | vǫkvaðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vǫkva | vǫkvaða |
| 2nd-person singular | vǫkvar | vǫkvaðir |
| 3rd-person singular | vǫkvar | vǫkvaði |
| 1st-person plural | vǫkum | vǫkuðum |
| 2nd-person plural | vǫkvið | vǫkuðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | vǫkva | vǫkuðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vǫkva | vǫkvaða |
| 2nd-person singular | vǫkvir | vǫkvaðir |
| 3rd-person singular | vǫkvi | vǫkvaði |
| 1st-person plural | vǫkvim | vǫkvaðim |
| 2nd-person plural | vǫkvið | vǫkvaðið |
| 3rd-person plural | vǫkvi | vǫkvaði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | vǫkva | |
| 1st-person plural | vǫkum | |
| 2nd-person plural | vǫkvið | |
Conjugation of vǫkva — mediopassive (weak class 2)
| infinitive | vǫkvask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | vǫkvandisk | |
| past participle | vǫkvazk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vǫkumk | vǫkuðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | vǫkvask | vǫkvaðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | vǫkvask | vǫkvaðisk |
| 1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | vǫkuðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | vǫkvizk | vǫkuðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | vǫkvask | vǫkuðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vǫkumk | vǫkuðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | vǫkvisk | vǫkvaðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | vǫkvisk | vǫkvaðisk |
| 1st-person plural | vǫkvimsk | vǫkvaðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | vǫkvizk | vǫkvaðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | vǫkvisk | vǫkvaðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | vǫkvask | |
| 1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | vǫkvizk | |
Descendants
- Icelandic: vökva
References
- vökva in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.