ǿgja
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (“to frighten, to scare”), causative of *aganą (“to fear, to be scared”). Cognate with Old English onœ̄ġan, Gothic 𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ōgjan).
Verb
editǿgja
- (transitive, governs the dative) to frighten
- to portray something as terrible, to exaggerate
Declension
editConjugation of ǿgja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive | ǿgja | |
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present participle | ǿgjandi | |
past participle | ǿgðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ǿgi | ǿgða |
2nd-person singular | ǿgir | ǿgðir |
3rd-person singular | ǿgir | ǿgði |
1st-person plural | ǿgjum | ǿgðum |
2nd-person plural | ǿgið | ǿgðuð |
3rd-person plural | ǿgja | ǿgðu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | ǿgja | ǿgða |
2nd-person singular | ǿgir | ǿgðir |
3rd-person singular | ǿgi | ǿgði |
1st-person plural | ǿgim | ǿgðim |
2nd-person plural | ǿgið | ǿgðið |
3rd-person plural | ǿgi | ǿgði |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | ǿg, ǿgi | |
1st-person plural | ǿgjum | |
2nd-person plural | ǿgið |
Conjugation of ǿgja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive | ǿgjask | |
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present participle | ǿgjandisk | |
past participle | ǿgzk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ǿgjumk | ǿgðumk |
2nd-person singular | ǿgisk | ǿgðisk |
3rd-person singular | ǿgisk | ǿgðisk |
1st-person plural | ǿgjumsk | ǿgðumsk |
2nd-person plural | ǿgizk | ǿgðuzk |
3rd-person plural | ǿgjask | ǿgðusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | ǿgjumk | ǿgðumk |
2nd-person singular | ǿgisk | ǿgðisk |
3rd-person singular | ǿgisk | ǿgðisk |
1st-person plural | ǿgimsk | ǿgðimsk |
2nd-person plural | ǿgizk | ǿgðizk |
3rd-person plural | ǿgisk | ǿgðisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | ǿgsk, ǿgisk | |
1st-person plural | ǿgjumsk | |
2nd-person plural | ǿgizk |
Descendants
edit- Icelandic: ægja