sverfa III “file (metal)”

less common

transitive (acc)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek sverf 1pl vér sverfum 1sg ek sverfa 1pl vér sverfim
2sg þú sverfr 2pl þér sverfið 2sg þú sverfir 2pl þér sverfið
3sg hon sverfr 3pl þau sverfa 3sg hon sverfi 3pl þau sverfi
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek svarf 1pl vér surfum 1sg ek syrfa 1pl vér syrfim
2sg þú svarft 2pl þér surfuð 2sg þú syrfir 2pl þér syrfið
3sg hon svarf 3pl þau surfu 3sg hon syrfi 3pl þau syrfi
preterite infinitive surfu
past participle f. sorfin m. sorfinn n. sorfit
imperative 2sg sverf 1pl sverfum 2pl sverfið
middle voice: sverfask
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek sverfumk 1pl vér sverfumk 1sg ek sverfumk 1pl vér sverfimk
2sg þú sverfsk 2pl þér sverfizk 2sg þú sverfisk 2pl þér sverfizk
3sg hon sverfsk 3pl þau sverfask 3sg hon sverfisk 3pl þau sverfisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek surfumk 1pl vér surfumk 1sg ek syrfumk 1pl vér syrfimk
2sg þú svarfzk 2pl þér surfuzk 2sg þú syrfisk 2pl þér syrfizk
3sg hon svarfsk 3pl þau surfusk 3sg hon syrfisk 3pl þau syrfisk
past participle n. sorfizk
imperative 2sg sverfsk 1pl sverfumk 2pl sverfizk

PG *swerbaną, OE sweorfan III, ME swerven, weak MnE swerve, Dutch zwerven “roam.” Past participle not attested.

Corpus search: present active / preterite active / present reflexive / preterite reflexive

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