þykkja

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

þykkja f (genitive singular þykkju, no plural)

  1. resentment, dislike

Declension

Declension of þykkja (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative þykkja þykkjan
accusative þykkju þykkjuna
dative þykkju þykkjunni
genitive þykkju þykkjunnar

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną (“to seem, to appear”).

Verb

þykkja

  1. to be thought to be, seem to be, be esteemed or reckoned as
  2. (with dative) it seems to one, one thinks
    • c. 1200, Sólarljóð, Stanza 35, edition by Sophus Bugge
      Glaðr at mörgu
      þótta ek gumnum vera,
      þvíat ek vissa fátt fyrir;
      Merry at much
      to men I seemed to be
      for I knew little ahead
  3. (reflexive) to seem to oneself, think oneself, think

Conjugation

Conjugation of þykkja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive þykkja
present participle þykkjandi
past participle þóttr
indicative present past
1st-person singular þykki þótta
2nd-person singular þykkir þóttir
3rd-person singular þykkir þótti
1st-person plural þykkjum þóttum
2nd-person plural þykkið þóttuð
3rd-person plural þykkja þóttu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þykkja þótta
2nd-person singular þykkir þóttir
3rd-person singular þykki þótti
1st-person plural þykkim þóttim
2nd-person plural þykkið þóttið
3rd-person plural þykki þótti
imperative present
2nd-person singular þykk, þykki
1st-person plural þykkjum
2nd-person plural þykkið
Conjugation of þykkja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive þykkjask
present participle þykkjandisk
past participle þykkzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þykkjumk þóttumk
2nd-person singular þykkisk þóttisk
3rd-person singular þykkisk þóttisk
1st-person plural þykkjumsk þóttumsk
2nd-person plural þykkizk þóttuzk
3rd-person plural þykkjask þóttusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þykkjumk þóttumk
2nd-person singular þykkisk þóttisk
3rd-person singular þykkisk þóttisk
1st-person plural þykkimsk þóttimsk
2nd-person plural þykkizk þóttizk
3rd-person plural þykkisk þóttisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þykksk, þykkisk
1st-person plural þykkjumsk
2nd-person plural þykkizk

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

þykkja f (genitive þykkju)

  1. thought
  2. liking, sentiment, disposition
  3. dislike, displeasure

Declension

  Declension of þykkja (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þykkja þykkjan þykkjur þykkjurnar
accusative þykkju þykkjuna þykkjur þykkjurnar
dative þykkju þykkjunni þykkjum þykkjunum
genitive þykkju þykkjunnar þykkna þykknanna

Derived terms

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