See also: œgja

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ǿgja, from Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (to frighten, to scare), causative of *aganą (to fear, to be scared). Cognate with Old English onœ̄ġan, Gothic 𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ōgjan).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ægja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ægði, supine ægt)

  1. (transitive, governs the dative) to frighten
  2. (impersonal) to be afraid, to fear
  3. (impersonal) to become mixed up or jumbled
    Öllu ægir saman!
    Everything is mixed up!

Declension

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