byrja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

byrja (third person singular past indicative byrjaði, third person plural past indicative byrjaðu, supine byrjað)

  1. to begin

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪrja/
    Rhymes: -ɪrja

Verb

byrja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative byrjaði, supine byrjað)

  1. to begin

Conjugation

Derived terms


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse byrja.

Alternative forms

Verb

byrja (present tense byrjar, past tense byrja, past participle byrja, passive infinitive byrjast, present participle byrjande, imperative byrj/byrja)

  1. to begin, start
    Kva tid byrjar det?
    When does it start?
Synonyms
References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse byrja.

Verb

byrja (present tense bør, past tense burde, past participle burt)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by burda
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