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byrja

byrja

Faroese

Verb

byrja (third person singular past indicative byrjaði, third person plural past indicative byrjað, 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 byrja/byrj)

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 form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by burda