fjǫlga

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to Proto-Germanic *felu and its Old Norse descendant prefix fjǫl-.

Verb

fjǫlga

1. (transitive) to make more numerous
2. (reflexive) to become more numerous

Conjugation

Conjugation of fjǫlga — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	fjǫlga
present participle	fjǫlgandi
past participle	fjǫlgaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fjǫlga	fjǫlgaða
2nd-person singular	fjǫlgar	fjǫlgaðir
3rd-person singular	fjǫlgar	fjǫlgaði
1st-person plural	fjǫlgum	fjǫlguðum
2nd-person plural	fjǫlgið	fjǫlguðuð
3rd-person plural	fjǫlga	fjǫlguðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	fjǫlga	fjǫlgaða
2nd-person singular	fjǫlgir	fjǫlgaðir
3rd-person singular	fjǫlgi	fjǫlgaði
1st-person plural	fjǫlgim	fjǫlgaðim
2nd-person plural	fjǫlgið	fjǫlgaðið
3rd-person plural	fjǫlgi	fjǫlgaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	fjǫlga
1st-person plural	fjǫlgum
2nd-person plural	fjǫlgið

Conjugation of fjǫlga — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	fjǫlgask
present participle	fjǫlgandisk
past participle	fjǫlgazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fjǫlgumk	fjǫlguðumk
2nd-person singular	fjǫlgask	fjǫlgaðisk
3rd-person singular	fjǫlgask	fjǫlgaðisk
1st-person plural	fjǫlgumsk	fjǫlguðumsk
2nd-person plural	fjǫlgizk	fjǫlguðuzk
3rd-person plural	fjǫlgask	fjǫlguðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	fjǫlgumk	fjǫlguðumk
2nd-person singular	fjǫlgisk	fjǫlgaðisk
3rd-person singular	fjǫlgisk	fjǫlgaðisk
1st-person plural	fjǫlgimsk	fjǫlgaðimsk
2nd-person plural	fjǫlgizk	fjǫlgaðizk
3rd-person plural	fjǫlgisk	fjǫlgaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	fjǫlgask
1st-person plural	fjǫlgumsk
2nd-person plural	fjǫlgizk

Derived terms

• fjǫlgan

Related terms

• fjǫl-
• fjǫlgr

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fjǫlga

1. strong feminine accusative singular of fjǫlgr
2. strong masculine accusative plural of fjǫlgr
3. weak masculine oblique singular of fjǫlgr
4. weak feminine nominative singular of fjǫlgr
5. weak neuter nominative/oblique singular of fjǫlgr

References

• fjölga in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.