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)

  1. to wish, to desire

Conjugation
   Conjugation of ynskja
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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

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)

  1. to wish, desire
    Eg skulle ynskt at det hadde byrja å regna.
    I wish that it had began to rain.
  2. wish something for another; express a hope for something to happen
    Eg ynskjer deg ei god jul!
    I wish you a merry Christmas!

References
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