þiggja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

þiggja (irregular, third person singular past indicative þáði, earlier þá, supine þegið or þáð)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to accept, receive
    Við þiggjum ekki greiðslukort.
    We do not accept credit cards.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þigjaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (to reach out the hand).

Verb

þiggja (singular past indicative þá, plural past indicative þágu, past participle þeginn)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to receive, get, accept
    • c. 961, Eyvindr skáldspillir, Hákonarmál
      Þigg þú at Ásum ǫl!
      Receive ale from the Gods!
    þóttisk jarl þá vita, at Óðinn mundi þegit hafa blótit
    the earl seemed to know, that Woden had accepted the bloot.
  2. (absol) to take lodging, receive hospitality for a night
    þigg þú hér Sigurðr!
    stay here for the night, Sigurd!

Conjugation

Verbs with this conjugation include: liggja.

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