skepja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skapjaną.

Verb

skepja (singular present indicative skepr, singular past indicative skapti or skóp)

1. to shape, form, fashion, create
2. to devise, procure

Conjugation

infinitive	skepja
present participle	skepjandi
past participle	skapinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	skep	skóp
2nd-person singular	skepr	skópt
3rd-person singular	skepr	skóp
1st-person plural	skepjum	skópum
2nd-person plural	skepið	skópuð
3rd-person plural	skepja	skópu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	skepja	skǿpa
2nd-person singular	skepir	skǿpir
3rd-person singular	skepi	skǿpi
1st-person plural	skepim	skǿpim
2nd-person plural	skepið	skǿpið
3rd-person plural	skepi	skǿpi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	skep
1st-person plural	skepjum
2nd-person plural	skepið

Conjugation of skepja — active (strong class 6)

infinitive	skepjask
present participle	skepjandisk
past participle	skapizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	skepjumk	skópumk
2nd-person singular	skepsk	skópzk
3rd-person singular	skepsk	skópsk
1st-person plural	skepjumsk	skópumsk
2nd-person plural	skepizk	skópuzk
3rd-person plural	skepjask	skópusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	skepjumk	skǿpumk
2nd-person singular	skepisk	skǿpisk
3rd-person singular	skepisk	skǿpisk
1st-person plural	skepimsk	skǿpimsk
2nd-person plural	skepizk	skǿpizk
3rd-person plural	skepisk	skǿpisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	skepsk
1st-person plural	skepjumsk
2nd-person plural	skepizk

Conjugation of skepja — mediopassive (strong class 6)

infinitive	skepja
present participle	skepjandi
past participle	skaptr, skapiðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	skep	skapta
2nd-person singular	skepr	skaptir
3rd-person singular	skepr	skapti
1st-person plural	skepjum	skǫptum
2nd-person plural	skepið	skǫptuð
3rd-person plural	skepja	skǫptu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	skepja	skepta
2nd-person singular	skepir	skeptir
3rd-person singular	skepi	skepti
1st-person plural	skepim	skeptim
2nd-person plural	skepið	skeptið
3rd-person plural	skepi	skepti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	skep
1st-person plural	skepjum
2nd-person plural	skepið

Conjugation of skepja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	skepjask
present participle	skepjandisk
past participle	skepzk, skapizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	skepjumk	skǫptumk
2nd-person singular	skepsk	skaptisk
3rd-person singular	skepsk	skaptisk
1st-person plural	skepjumsk	skǫptumsk
2nd-person plural	skepizk	skǫptuzk
3rd-person plural	skepjask	skǫptusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	skepjumk	skeptumk
2nd-person singular	skepisk	skeptisk
3rd-person singular	skepisk	skeptisk
1st-person plural	skepimsk	skeptimsk
2nd-person plural	skepizk	skeptizk
3rd-person plural	skepisk	skeptisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	skepsk
1st-person plural	skepjumsk
2nd-person plural	skepizk

Conjugation of skepja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

Related terms

• skapa

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skepja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive