ynskja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse œskja, ýskja where the 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Verb

ynskja (third person singular past indicative ynskti, third person plural past indicative ynsktu, supine ynskt)

to wish, to desire

Conjugation

Conjugation of ynskja (group v-11)
infinitive	ynskja
supine	ynskt
participle (a5)¹	ynskjandi	ynsktur
	present	past
first singular	ynski	ynskti
second singular	ynskir	ynskti
third singular	ynskir	ynskti
plural	ynskja	ynsktu
	imperative
singular	ynsk!
plural	ynskið!
¹Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

ynskje (e-infinitive)
ønskja, ønskje, ønskja, ønske
ynskje, yski (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse ǿskja, ýskja where the n stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ʏnsçə/, /²ʏnʃə/

Verb

ynskja (present tense ynskjer, past tense ynskte, past participle ynskt, passive infinitive ynskjast, present participle ynskjande, imperative ynsk)

to wish, desire
Eg skulle ynskt at det hadde byrja å regna.
I wish that it had began to rain.
wish something for another; express a hope for something to happen
Eg ynskjer deg ei god jul!
I wish you a merry Christmas!

References

“ynskja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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