ringja

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hringja (“to encircle, ring, surround”), related to Old High German gahringjan (“to encircle”), Old English hringian (“to surround, encircle”). More at ring.

Verb

ringja (third person singular past indicative ringdi, third person plural past indicative ringt, supine ringt)

  1. to bend, to curve, to writhe
  2. (about sea birds at the cliffs) to fly in a ring down the sea
Conjugation
   Conjugation of ringja
v-10
infinitive ringja
present participle ringjandi
past participle a7 ringdur
supine ringt
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present ringi ringir ringir ringja
past ringdi ringdi ringdi ringdu
imperative – tú – tit
present — ring! — ringið!

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hringja (“to ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną (“to ring”). More at ring.

Verb

ringja (third person singular past indicative ringdi, third person plural past indicative ringt, supine ringt)

  1. to ring, to jingle
  2. to phone
Conjugation
   Conjugation of ringja
v-10
infinitive ringja
present participle ringjandi
past participle a7 ringdur
supine ringt
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present ringi ringir ringir ringja
past ringdi ringdi ringdi ringdu
imperative – tú – tit
present — ring! — ringið!

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hringja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²rɪɲʝɑ/, /²rɪnjɑ/, /²rɪŋjɑ/

Verb

ringja (present tense ringjer, past tense ringde, past participle ringt, passive infinitive ringjast, present participle ringjande, imperative ring)

  1. to ring
    Klokkene ringjer.
    The bells are ringing.
  2. to telephone, ring
    Eg ringjer deg seinare.
    I will telephone you later.

References
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