reisa

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Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From late Old Norse reisa, from Middle Low German reise.

Noun

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reisa f (genitive singular reisu, plural reisur)

  1. journey
  2. time, times
Declension
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Declension of reisa
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reisa reisan reisur reisurnar
accusative reisu reisuna reisur reisurnar
dative reisu reisuni reisum reisunum
genitive reisu reisunnar reisa reisanna
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Etymology 2

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A merger of ríse, from Old Norse rísa (rise) and Old Norse reisa (raise). In the sense "go, travel" from Middle Low German reisen.

Verb

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reisa (third person singular past indicative reisti, third person plural past indicative reist, supine reist)

  1. to raise, to lever, to lift
  2. to build
  3. to begin
  4. (colloquial) to travel
Conjugation
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Conjugation of reisa (group v-2)
infinitive reisa
supine reist
participle (a39)1 reisandi reistur
present past
first singular reisi reisti
second singular reisir reisti
third singular reisir reisti
plural reisa reistu
imperative
singular reis!
plural reisið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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reisa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative reisti, supine reist)

  1. (transitive) to build [with accusative]
    það á að reisa nýjan skóla
    a new school is to be built
  2. (transitive) to lift [with accusative]
    ég gat ekki reist höfuðið frá koddanum
    I couldn't lift my head from the pillow

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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reisa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of reise

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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reisa f

  1. definite singular of reise

Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German reisen.

Verb

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reisa (present tense reiser, past tense reiste, past participle reist, passive infinitive reisast, present participle reisande, imperative reis)

  1. to travel
  2. to trip (on drugs)
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Etymology 3

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From Old Norse reisa, causative of rísa.

Verb

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reisa (inflections same as above)

  1. to raise, erect
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Earliest attested in Proto-Norse ᚱᛡᛁᛋᛁᛞᛟ (rᴀisido /⁠raisidō⁠/) (1st singular past indicative), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną, *raizijaną (to raise), causative of *rīsaną (rísa). See raise for more.

Verb

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reisa

  1. to raise

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: reisa
  • Faroese: reisa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: reisa
  • Old Swedish: rēsa
  • Danish: rejse
  • Middle English: reisen, raisen