hrinda

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hrinda, from Proto-Germanic *hrindaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈr̥ɪnta] Rhymes: -ɪnta === Verb === hrinda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hratt, third-person plural past indicative hrundu, supine hrundið) or hrinda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hrinti, supine hrint) to push, shove [with dative] Hún hrinti mér! ― She pushed me! (figuratively) to get something going, to push into action, often used in set phrases such as hrinda í framkvæmd (“to put into effect”) or hrinda af stað (“to start”). [with dative] Í maí var verkinu loks hrundið í framkvæmd. ― The project was finally started in May. Að hrinda af stað byltingu. ― To start a revolution. Að hrinda af stað fyrirtæki. ― To start a company. ==== Usage notes ==== The strong conjugation is mostly used for sense 2. Moreover, weak forms are now always used in the present tense and the original strong forms in singular present indicative (hrind, hrindur) are obsolete. ==== Conjugation ==== Strong conjugation: Weak conjugation: ==== Derived terms ==== hrinda í framkvæmd (“to put something into effect”) hrinda af stað (“to start”) (synonym koma af stað) hrinda árás (“to repel an attack”) hrinda frá sér vatni (“to be water-repellent, to repel water”) == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hrindaną. === Verb === hrinda (singular past indicative hratt, plural past indicative hrundu, past participle hrundinn) to push, thrust [with dative] to throw off (law) to void a case ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hrinda === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hrinda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive