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Verb meanings
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BE A HUNTER
BEAT
BE DRY
BE HUNGRY
BE SAD
BLINK
BOIL
BREAK
BRING
BUILD
BURN
CARRY
CLIMB
COOK
COUGH
COVER
CUT
DIE
DIG
DRESS
EAT
FEAR
FEEL COLD
FEEL PAIN
FILL
FOLLOW
FRIGHTEN
GIVE
GO
GRIND
HEAR
HELP
HIDE
HIT
HUG
JUMP
KILL
KNOW
LAUGH
LEAVE
LIKE
LIVE
LOAD
LOOK AT
MEET
NAME
PEEL
PLAY
POUR
PUSH
PUT
RAIN
ROLL
RUN
SAY
SCREAM
SEARCH FOR
SEE
SEND
SHAVE (a body part/person)
SHOUT AT
SHOW
SING
SINK
SIT
SIT DOWN
SMELL
STEAL
TAKE
TALK
TEACH
TEAR
TELL
THINK
THROW
TIE
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Icelandic
Verb forms
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biðja (1)
BE A HUNTER
vera veiðmaður
BEAT
lemja
BE DRY
vera þurr
BE HUNGRY
hungra, vera svangur
BE SAD
vera sorgmæddur
BLINK
blikka (augunum)
BOIL
(no counterpart)
BREAK
brjóta
BRING
færa
BUILD
byggja
BURN
brenna (1)
CARRY
bera (1)
CLIMB
klifra
COOK
elda
COUGH
hósta
COVER
breiða, þekja
CUT
klippa, skera
DIE
deyja
DIG
grafa
DRESS
klæða
EAT
borða
FEAR
vera hræddur
FEEL COLD
vera kalt
FEEL PAIN
vera illt
FILL
fylla
FOLLOW
elta, fylgja
FRIGHTEN
hræða
GIVE
gefa, rétta
GO
fara
GRIND
mala
HEAR
heyra
HELP
hjálpa
HIDE
fela
HIT
slá
HUG
faðma
JUMP
hoppa
KILL
deyða, drepa
KNOW
þekkja
LAUGH
hlæja
LEAVE
yfirgefa
LIKE
líka
LIVE
búa (1)
LOAD
hlaða
LOOK AT
horfa, líta
MEET
hitta
NAME
kalla, nefna
PEEL
taka
PLAY
leika sér
POUR
hella
PUSH
ýta
PUT
setja
RAIN
rigna
ROLL
rúlla
RUN
hlaupa
SAY
segja (1)
SCREAM
öskra
SEARCH FOR
leita (1), leita (2)
SEE
sjá
SEND
senda
SHAVE (a body part/person)
raka
SHOUT AT
hrópa
SHOW
sýna
SING
syngja
SINK
sökkva (1)
SIT
sitja
SIT DOWN
setjast
SMELL
finna lykt
STEAL
stela
TAKE
taka
TALK
tala
TEACH
kenna
TEAR
rífa
TELL
segja (2)
THINK
hugsa
THROW
kasta
TIE
binda
TOUCH
snerta
WASH
þvo
WIPE
þurrka
Coding frames
Coding sets
Alternations
Examples
Basic Coding frame
1
-nom
V
.agr
[
1
]
2
-acc
3
-acc
#
Coding set
Argument type
1
NP-nom & V.agr
A
2
NP-acc
P
3
NP-acc
P
Derived Coding frames
via
1
/
2
-nom rcp
V'
.agr
[
1
/
2
]
á
Reciprocal Alternation
2
-nom med
V'
.agr
[
2
]
3
-nom
Mediopassive (middle)
2
-nom pass
V'
.agr
[
2
]
3
-nom
Nominative Passive
x-nom pass
V'
.agr
[x]
3
-acc við+
2
-acc
Impersonal passive
Verb forms with this basic Coding frame
Verb form
Verb meaning
Microrole 1
Microrole 2
Microrole 3
nefna
NAME
namer
namee
name
kalla
NAME
namer
namee
name