Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hryggva, hryggja, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną, *hriwwijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hryggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hryggði, supine hryggt)

  1. to sadden

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną, *hriwwijaną.

Verb

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hryggja

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to distress, to grieve
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to cause to look sad

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hryggja
  • Faroese: ryggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ryggja

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