gnaga
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gnaga. Akin to English gnaw.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gnaga (present tense gnagar or gneg, past tense gnaga or gnog, past participle gnaga or gnege, present participle gnagande, imperative gnag)
- to gnaw
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gnaga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
- to gnaw
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gnaga — active (weak class 2)
infinitive | gnaga | |
---|---|---|
present participle | gnagandi | |
past participle | gnagaðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | gnaga | gnagaða |
2nd-person singular | gnagar | gnagaðir |
3rd-person singular | gnagar | gnagaði |
1st-person plural | gnǫgum | gnǫguðum |
2nd-person plural | gnagið | gnǫguðuð |
3rd-person plural | gnaga | gnǫguðu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | gnaga | gnagaða |
2nd-person singular | gnagir | gnagaðir |
3rd-person singular | gnagi | gnagaði |
1st-person plural | gnagim | gnagaðim |
2nd-person plural | gnagið | gnagaðið |
3rd-person plural | gnagi | gnagaði |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | gnaga | |
1st-person plural | gnǫgum | |
2nd-person plural | gnagið |
Conjugation of gnaga — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive | gnagask | |
---|---|---|
present participle | gnagandisk | |
past participle | gnagazk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | gnǫgumk | gnǫguðumk |
2nd-person singular | gnagask | gnagaðisk |
3rd-person singular | gnagask | gnagaðisk |
1st-person plural | gnǫgumsk | gnǫguðumsk |
2nd-person plural | gnagizk | gnǫguðuzk |
3rd-person plural | gnagask | gnǫguðusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | gnǫgumk | gnǫguðumk |
2nd-person singular | gnagisk | gnagaðisk |
3rd-person singular | gnagisk | gnagaðisk |
1st-person plural | gnagimsk | gnagaðimsk |
2nd-person plural | gnagizk | gnagaðizk |
3rd-person plural | gnagisk | gnagaðisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | gnagask | |
1st-person plural | gnǫgumsk | |
2nd-person plural | gnagizk |
Descendants edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish gnagha, from Old Norse gnaga, from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą.
Verb edit
gnaga (present gnager, preterite gnagde, supine gnagt, imperative gnag)
- to gnaw
- gnaga på ett ben
- gnaw on a bone
- (figuratively) to gnaw, to nag
- gnagande tvivel
- nagging doubts
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gnaga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | gnaga | gnagas | ||
Supine | gnagt | gnagts | ||
Imperative | gnag | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gnagen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gnager | gnagde | gnags, gnages | gnagdes |
Ind. plural1 | gnaga | gnagde | gnagas | gnagdes |
Subjunctive2 | gnage | gnagde | gnages | gnagdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gnagande | |||
Past participle | gnagd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- gnaga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gnaga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gnaga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)