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elska

elska

Faroese

Verb

elska (third person singular past indicative elskaði, third person plural past indicative elskaðu, supine elskað)

  1. to love

Conjugation

Antonyms

Synonyms


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse elska.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlska/

Noun

elska f (genitive singular elsku, nominative plural elskur)

  1. love
    Ekki gráta elsku vinur.
    Don't cry dear friend.

Declension

Derived terms

  • elskan mín

Verb

elska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative elskaði, supine elskað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to love syn.
    Ég elska konuna mína.
    I love my wife.
    Hann elskaði mig aldrei.
    He never loved me.

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • The verb elska is mostly used about people and animals or pets (though rarely). Almost never used about inanimate things such as food, cars etc.

Derived terms

Synonyms


Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

elska

  1. simple past of elske
  2. past participle of elske

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse elska

Verb

elska

  1. alternative form of elske

References


Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aliskaną (to care for, cultivate, cherish), from Proto-Germanic *aliskaz (dear, precious), from Proto-Germanic *al- (to spur, drive, be enthusiastic), from Proto-Indo-European *el-, *lā- (to drive, move, go). Related to Old Norse elskr (dear, beloved), Old English ellen (courage, zeal). More at ellen.

Verb

elska

  1. to love

References

  • elska in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press