Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sveigja, from Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sveigja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sveigði, supine sveigt)

  1. (transitive) to bend

Conjugation

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Noun

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sveigja f (genitive singular sveigju, nominative plural sveigjur)

  1. bend
  2. bendiness, flexibility

Declension

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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sveigja (present tense sveigjer, past tense sveigde, past participle sveigt, passive infinitive sveigjast, present participle sveigjande, imperative sveig)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of sveia

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną.

Verb

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sveigja (past participle sveigðr)

  1. (transitive) to bow, bend
  2. (mediopassive) to be swayed

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: sveigja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sveia, sveie, sveiga, sveige
  • Middle English: sweyen

References

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  • sveigja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press