krepera
Icelandic
Etymology
From Danish krepere, from Italian crepare, from Latin crepare (“to crackle”). Compare German krepieren and Swedish krepera.
Verb
krepera
- (informal) to be extremely irritated; to be close to giving up completely; to die (figuratively, e.g. of boredom)
- Synonyms: farast, bugast
- Ég er að krepera úr leiðindum. ― I'm dying of boredom.
- (informal, dated) to die (literally); to kick the bucket; to croak; to drop dead
Swedish
Etymology
From German krepieren, suffixed with -era, from Italian crepare, from Latin crepāre. Doublet of krevera. See also origin of diskrepans.
Conjugation
Conjugation of krepera (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | krepera | — | ||
| Supine | kreperat | — | ||
| Imperative | krepera | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kreperen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kreperar | kreperade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | krepera | kreperade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | krepere | kreperade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kreperande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- krepering
References
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