Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (to chew), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

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tyggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tuggði, supine tuggið)

  1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to chew, to masticate

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tyggja and tyggva, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. Akin to English chew.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʏjːɑ/, /tʏʝɑ/

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tyggja (present tense tygg, past tense togg, past participle togge, passive infinitive tyggjast, present participle tyggjande, imperative tygg)

  1. to chew

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kewwaną.

Verb

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tyggja (singular past indicative tǫgg, plural past indicative tuggu, past participle togginn)

  1. to chew

Conjugation

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References

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