Faroese

Verb

fortelja ‎(third person singular past indicative fortaldi, third person plural past indicative fortalt, supine fortalt)

1. to tell, to narrate, to relate, to recount, to explain

Conjugation

Synonyms

• telja
• siga frá

Related terms

• fortala
• forklaga
• forganga
• forbrongla
• forkøla

See also

• tosa
• práta
• spyrja
• svara

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fortelje

Etymology

From Middle Low German, compare with Old Norse fyrtelja.

Verb

fortelja ‎(present tense fortel, past tense fortalde, past participle fortalt, passive infinitive forteljast, present participle forteljande, imperative fortel)

1. tell, narrate

   Eg skal fortelja kva som hende.

   I will tell what happened.

References

• “fortelja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.