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elska
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“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”).
Verb
elska (third person singular past indicative elskaði, third person plural past indicative elskaðu, supine elskað)
- to love
Conjugation
1Only the past participle being declined.
Synonyms
- unna, ynna, alska
Antonyms
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
elska f (genitive singular elsku, nominative plural elskur)
- love
- Ekki gráta elsku vinur.
- Don't cry dear friend.
Declension
Derived terms
- elskan mín
Etymology 2
Verb
elska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative elskaði, supine elskað)
- to love [intransitive or with accusative]
- Synonym: unna
- Ég elska konuna mína.
- I love my wife.
- Hann elskaði mig aldrei.
- He never loved me.
Conjugation
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Derived terms
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
elska
- inflection of elske:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”).
Pronunciation
Verb
elska (present tense elskar, past tense elska, past participle elska, passive infinitive elskast, present participle elskande, imperative elska/elsk)
- to love
Derived terms
References
- “elska” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“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
- to love
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- elskandi m
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “elska”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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