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  • Verb meanings 
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    • ASK FOR
    • BE A HUNTER
    • BEAT
    • BE DRY
    • BE HUNGRY
    • BE SAD
    • BLINK
    • BOIL
    • BREAK
    • BRING
    • BUILD
    • BURN
    • CARRY
    • CLIMB
    • COOK
    • COUGH
    • COVER
    • CUT
    • DIE
    • DIG
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    • 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
    • TOUCH
    • WASH
    • WIPE
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  • Verb forms 
      Show all 112 Verb forms or choose by Verb meaning (80 core meanings shown):
    • ASK FOR 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
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  • Coding frames
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Basic Coding frame

1-nom V.agr[1]
# Coding set Argument type
1 NP-nom & V.agr S
Derived Coding frames via
1-nom rcpV'.agr[1] á
Reciprocal Alternation
1-nom V'.agr[1] 2-acc
Direct Object alternation Transitive from intransitive
x-nom passV'.agr[x]
Impersonal passive
x-nom medV'.arg[x]
Impersonal mediopassive
1-nom medV'.agr[1]
Mediopassive (middle)
1/2-nom reflV'.agr[1/2]
Reflexive (mediopassive form)
4-nom V'.agr[1] 1-dat LOC3
Caused-motion from intransitive

Verb forms with this basic Coding frame

Verb form Verb meaning Microrole 1
blikka (augunum) BLINK blinker
hlaupa RUN runner
hoppa JUMP jumper
hlæja LAUGH laugher
öskra SCREAM screamer
deyja DIE dieer
leika sér PLAY player
vera sorgmæddur BE SAD sad person
vera svangur BE HUNGRY hungry person
rúlla ROLL rolling entity
sökkva (1) SINK sunken entity
brenna (1) BURN burnt thing
vera þurr BE DRY dry thing
vera veikur BE ILL sick person
vera veiðmaður BE A HUNTER specialist/hunter
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