athyggja

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Old Norse

Etymology

From at- +‎ hyggja (“thought, mind”).

Noun

athyggja f

  1. attention

Declension

  Declension of athyggja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative athyggja athyggjan athyggjur athyggjurnar
accusative athyggju athyggjuna athyggjur athyggjurnar
dative athyggju athyggjunni athyggjum athyggjunum
genitive athyggju athyggjunnar athyggna athyggnanna

References

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