UppruniUncertain. The verb's meanings diverge quite a bit. From Old Norse svipa (“to rush, hurl; to cloak; to whip”). Partly from svipa f (“a whip”), partly from svípa (“to glance”, strong verb, defective).
- femininea riding crop, a whip
- femininea flagellum
- form-of, genitive, indefinite, pluralindefinite genitive plural of svipur
- dative, impersonal, subjective, weakto take after (a parent or ancestor)
“Henni svipar til móður sinnar hvað hæð og þyngd varðar.” — She takes after her mother as far as height and weight are concerned.
“Hundum svipar til eiganda sinna.” — Dogs resemble their owners.
- dative, impersonal, subjective, weakto look alike
“Þeim svipar saman.” — They look alike.
Beygingarsvipu(genitive, singular) · svipur(nominative, plural) · svipa(indefinite, nominative, singular) · svipan(definite, nominative, singular) · svipur(indefinite, nominative, plural) · svipurnar(definite, nominative, plural) · svipu(accusative, indefinite, singular) · svipuna(accusative, definite, singular) · svipur(accusative, indefinite, plural) · svipurnar(accusative, definite, plural) · svipu(dative, indefinite, singular) · svipunni(dative, definite, singular) · svipum(dative, indefinite, plural) · svipunum(dative, definite, plural) · svipu(genitive, indefinite, singular) · svipunnar(definite, genitive, singular) · svipna(genitive, indefinite, plural) · svipa(genitive, indefinite, plural) · svipnanna(definite, genitive, plural) · svipanna(definite, genitive, plural)