Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse nœgja, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgijaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

nægja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nægði, supine nægt)

  1. to suffice, be enough

Conjugation edit

Synonyms edit

Noun edit

nægja f (genitive singular nægju, no plural)

  1. what was needed, enough to be content with, (one's) fill
    Þeir fóru er þeir höfðu etið nægju sína.
    They left when they had eaten their fill.

Declension edit