hringja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hringja, from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥iɲca/
  • Rhymes: -iɲca

Verb

hringja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hringdi, supine hringt)

  1. (with dative) to phone, to call almost always used with í (then followed by accusative)
  2. (with dative) to ring (a doorbell)
    Ætlar þúhringja (dyra)bjöllunni.
    Shall you ring the (door)bell?

Conjugation

Synonyms

Noun

hringja f (genitive singular hringju, nominative plural hringjur)

  1. (dated) buckle
    Synonyms: sylgja, spenna

Declension

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