ǿgja

See also: ægja and œgja

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• œgja

Etymology

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

Verb

ǿgja

1. (transitive, governs the dative) to frighten
2. to portray something as terrible, to exaggerate

Declension

Conjugation of ǿgja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	ǿgja
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
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

• Icelandic: ægja