elska

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”), from Proto-Germanic *aliskaz (“dear, precious”), from Proto-Germanic *al- (“to spur, drive, be enthusiastic”), from Proto-Indo-European *el-, *lā- (“to drive, move, go”). === Verb === elska (third person singular past indicative elskaði, third person plural past indicative elskaðu, supine elskað) to love Eg elski teg. I love you. Antin elskar tú tað, ella hatar tú tað. Either you love it or you hate it. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== unna, ynna, alska ==== Antonyms ==== hata == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛlska/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse elska. ==== Noun ==== elska f (genitive singular elsku, nominative plural elskur) love ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== elskan mín === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== elska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative elskaði, supine elskað) to love [intransitive or with accusative] Synonym: unna ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ég elska þig elskast == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === elsket === Verb === elska inflection of elske: simple past past participle == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === elske === Etymology === From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ɛ̝l.skɑ], [²ɛ̝ʂ.kɑ] === Verb === elska (present tense elskar, past tense elska, past participle elska, passive infinitive elskast, present participle elskande, imperative elska/elsk) to love ==== Derived terms ==== eg elskar deg === References === “elska” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === Aksel, aksel, elkas, elska, klase, laske, lekas, leksa, leska, sekla, skale, slake == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === ælska — Old East Norse === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”), from Proto-Germanic *aliskaz (“dear, precious”), from Proto-Germanic *al- (“to spur, drive, be enthusiastic”), from Proto-Indo-European *el-, *lā- (“to drive, move, go”). Related to Old Norse elskr (“dear, beloved”), Old English ellen (“courage, zeal”). More at ellen. === Verb === elska to love ==== Declension ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. ==== Derived terms ==== elskandi m ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: elska Faroese: elska Norwegian Nynorsk: elska; (dialectal) eilske, eske Old Swedish: ælska Swedish: älska Danish: elske Norwegian Bokmål: elske === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “elska”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive