þverra

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse þverra, of disputed origin. Cognate with Faroese tvørra, Norwegian tverra. Likely related to þver (“transverse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθvɛrːa/ Rhymes: -ɛrːa === Verb === þverra (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative þvarr, third-person plural past indicative þurru, supine þorrið) (intransitive) to decrease, to dwindle, to wane Synonyms: minnka, dvína, eyðast, skerðast ==== Conjugation ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Derived terms ==== þverrun (“decrease”) == Old Norse == === Verb === þverra (singular past indicative þvarr, plural past indicative þurru, past participle þorrinn) (intransitive) to wane, grow less, decrease ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== þverr (“transverse”) þvers (“across”) ==== Descendants ==== === Verb === þverra (singular past indicative þverði, plural past indicative þverðu, past participle þverðr) (transitive) to make to decrease ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “þverra”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 521; also available at the Internet Archive