frelsa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse frelsa, from Proto-Germanic *frijahalsōną.

Verb

frelsa (third person singular past indicative frelsti, third person plural past indicative frelst, supine frelst)

1. to save, to deliver (Jesus)

Conjugation

Conjugation of frelsa (group v-2)

infinitive	frelsa
supine	frelst
	present	past
first singular	frelsi	frelsti
second singular	frelsir	frelsti
third singular	frelsir	frelsti
plural	frelsa	frelstu
participle (a39)1	frelsandi	frelstur
	imperative
singular	frels!
plural	frelsið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• frelsen

Noun

frelsa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of frelse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse frelsa and frjalsa.

Alternative forms

• frelse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²frɛlsɑ/

Verb

frelsa (present tense frelser, past tense frelste, past participle frelst, passive infinitive frelsast, present participle frelsande, imperative frels)

1. (religious) to save

   Han seier at Kristus har frelst han.

   He says that Christ has saved him.

2. (archaic) to free, to liberate

   Nokon må frelsa oss frå denne plaga!

   Someone must liberate us from this pest!

Etymology 2

Noun

frelsa f

1. definite singular of frelse

References

• “frelsa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.