Faroese

Verb

hjálpa ‎(takes dative object, third person singular past indicative hjálpti, third person plural past indicative hjálpt, supine hjálpt)

1. to help

Conjugation

Usage notes

• einki hjálpti - nothing helped
• hjálpa sær - to get along, to get by, to manage
  • lundin hjálpir sær væl við tað eina ljóðið - á! - the puffin gets by with the one sound - oa!
  • hjálpa sær sjálvum - to use the toilet (verbally: "to help oneself")

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçaul̥pa/

  Rhymes: -aul̥pa

Verb

hjálpa ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hjálpaði, supine hjálpað)

1. to help