fortelja
Faroese
Etymology
From Danish fortælle, from Middle Low German vörtellen. Influenced by Old Norse fyrtelja or, respectively, telja.
Verb
fortelja (third person singular past indicative fortaldi, third person plural past indicative fortalt, supine fortalt)
Conjugation
| v-18 | ||||
| infinitive | fortelja | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | forteljandi | |||
| past participle a7 | fortaldur | |||
| supine | fortalt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | fortelji | fortelur | fortelur | fortelja |
| past | fortaldi | fortaldi | fortaldi | fortaldu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | fortel! | — | forteljið! |
Synonyms
- telja
- siga frá
Related terms
- fortala
- forklaga
- forganga
- forbrongla
- forkøla
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German vortellen, compare with Old Norse fyrtelja.
Verb
fortelja (present tense fortel, past tense fortalde, past participle fortalt, passive infinitive forteljast, present participle forteljande, imperative fortel)
References
- “fortelja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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