ynskja
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse œskja, ýskja where the 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.
Verb
ynskja (third person singular past indicative ynskti, third person plural past indicative ynsktu, supine ynskt)
- to wish, to desire
Conjugation
Conjugation of ynskja
| v-11 | ||||
| infinitive | ynskja | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ynskjandi | |||
| past participle a5 | ynsktur | |||
| supine | ynskt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | ynski | ynskir | ynskir | ynskja |
| past | ynskti | ynskti | ynskti | ynsktu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | ynsk! | — | ynskið! |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- ynskje
- ynska, ynske
- ønskja, ønskje
- ønska, ønske
Etymology
From Old Norse œskja, ýskja where the 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.
Verb
ynskja (present tense ynskjer, past tense ynskte, past participle ynskt, passive infinitive ynskjast, present participle ynskjande, imperative ynsk)
- to wish, desire
- Eg skulle ynskt at det hadde byrja å regna.
- I wish that it had began to rain.
- Eg skulle ynskt at det hadde byrja å regna.
- wish something for another; express a hope for something to happen
- Eg ynskjer deg ei god jul!
- I wish you a merry Christmas!
References
- “ynskja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.