þegja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną. Cognate with Danish tie, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þahan), Old High German dagēn, Latin taceō.

Pronunciation

Verb

þegja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þagði, supine þagað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be silent, say nothing, hold one’s tongue

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þagjaną.

Verb

þegja

  1. to be silent
    Antonym: segja

Conjugation

Conjugation of þegja — active (weak class 3)
infinitive þegja
present participle þegjandi
past participle þagr
indicative present past
1st-person singular þegi þagða
2nd-person singular þegir þagðir
3rd-person singular þegir þagði
1st-person plural þegjum þǫgðum
2nd-person plural þegið þǫgðuð
3rd-person plural þegja þǫgðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þegja þegða
2nd-person singular þegir þegðir
3rd-person singular þegi þegði
1st-person plural þegim þegðim
2nd-person plural þegið þegðið
3rd-person plural þegi þegði
imperative present
2nd-person singular þeg
1st-person plural þegjum
2nd-person plural þegið
Conjugation of þegja — mediopassive (weak class 3)
infinitive þegjask
present participle þegjandisk
past participle þagzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þegjumk þǫgðumk
2nd-person singular þegisk þagðisk
3rd-person singular þegisk þagðisk
1st-person plural þegjumsk þǫgðumsk
2nd-person plural þegizk þǫgðuzk
3rd-person plural þegjask þǫgðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þegjumk þegðumk
2nd-person singular þegisk þegðisk
3rd-person singular þegisk þegðisk
1st-person plural þegimsk þegðimsk
2nd-person plural þegizk þegðizk
3rd-person plural þegisk þegðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þegsk
1st-person plural þegjumsk
2nd-person plural þegizk

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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