mygla

See also: mygła

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (“soft substance”) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪkla/
• Rhymes: -ɪkla

Verb

mygla

1. (intransitive) to mildew, to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow muggy or musty, to moulder

   Allur maturinn myglaði á meðan við vorum í fríi.

   All the food grew mouldy while we were on holiday.

Conjugation

mygla — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að mygla
supine (sagnbót)		myglað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		myglandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég mygla	við myglum	present (nútíð)	ég mygli	við myglum
	þú myglar	þið myglið		þú myglir	þið myglið
	hann, hún, það myglar	þeir, þær, þau mygla		hann, hún, það mygli	þeir, þær, þau mygli
past (þátíð)	ég myglaði	við mygluðum	past (þátíð)	ég myglaði	við mygluðum
	þú myglaðir	þið mygluðuð		þú myglaðir	þið mygluðuð
	hann, hún, það myglaði	þeir, þær, þau mygluðu		hann, hún, það myglaði	þeir, þær, þau mygluðu
imperative (boðháttur)	mygla (þú)	myglið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	myglaðu	mygliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

myglaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	myglaður	mygluð	myglað		myglaðir	myglaðar	mygluð
accusative (þolfall)	myglaðan	myglaða	myglað		myglaða	myglaðar	mygluð
dative (þágufall)	mygluðum	myglaðri	mygluðu		mygluðum	mygluðum	mygluðum
genitive (eignarfall)	myglaðs	myglaðrar	myglaðs		myglaðra	myglaðra	myglaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	myglaði	myglaða	myglaða		mygluðu	mygluðu	mygluðu
accusative (þolfall)	myglaða	mygluðu	myglaða		mygluðu	mygluðu	mygluðu
dative (þágufall)	myglaða	mygluðu	myglaða		mygluðu	mygluðu	mygluðu
genitive (eignarfall)	myglaða	mygluðu	myglaða		mygluðu	mygluðu	mygluðu

Derived terms

• myglaður

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ.

Noun

mygla f (genitive singular myglu, no plural)

1. mould, mildew

Declension

declension of mygla

f-w1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mygla	myglan
accusative	myglu	mygluna
dative	myglu	myglunni
genitive	myglu	myglunnar

Derived terms

• mygluskán (“layer of mould”)
• myglusveppur (“mould, fungus”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

mygla

1. to grow mouldy or musty

Conjugation

Conjugation of mygla — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	mygla
present participle	myglandi
past participle	myglaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	mygla	myglaða
2nd-person singular	myglar	myglaðir
3rd-person singular	myglar	myglaði
1st-person plural	myglum	mygluðum
2nd-person plural	myglið	mygluðuð
3rd-person plural	mygla	mygluðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	mygla	myglaða
2nd-person singular	myglir	myglaðir
3rd-person singular	mygli	myglaði
1st-person plural	myglim	myglaðim
2nd-person plural	myglið	myglaðið
3rd-person plural	mygli	myglaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	mygla
1st-person plural	myglum
2nd-person plural	myglið

Descendants

• Icelandic: mygla
• Norwegian Nynorsk: mygla
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: mygle
• → Middle English: mowlen, moule, moulen, mowle, mowlyn; muwlen, muhelin
  • Scots: moul
  • >? Yola: masled (preterite)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ.

Noun

mygla f (genitive myglu)

1. mouldiness, mustiness

Declension

  Declension of mygla (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mygla	myglan	myglur	myglurnar
accusative	myglu	mygluna	myglur	myglurnar
dative	myglu	myglunni	myglum	myglunum
genitive	myglu	myglunnar	myglna	myglnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: mygla

References

• “mygla1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “mygla2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since 1963. Likely from a Norrlandic dialectal word related to mögla (“to become moldy”).

Verb

mygla (present myglar, preterite myglade, supine myglat, imperative mygla)

1. to wangle, to finagle (engage in (minor) deception, dishonesty, or bad faith tactics to get what one wants)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mygla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	mygla		myglas
Supine	myglat		myglats
Imperative	mygla		—
Imper. plural1	myglen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	myglar	myglade	myglas	myglades
Ind. plural1	mygla	myglade	myglas	myglades
Subjunctive2	mygle	myglade	mygles	myglades
	Participles
Present participle	myglande
Past participle	myglad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• mygel
• myglare

References

• mygla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mygla in Svensk ordbok (SO)