gnägga

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gnæggia, from Old Norse hneggja, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną. Compare (southern) Dutch neien, Icelandic hneggja, Faroese gneggja, English neigh.

Verb

gnägga (present gnäggar, preterite gnäggade, supine gnäggat, imperative gnägga)

  1. to neigh, to whinny
    Hästarna sågo svultna ut och gnäggade otåligt efter bete.
    The horses looked emaciated and neighed impatiently for want of pasture.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnägga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gnägga gnäggas
Supine gnäggat gnäggats
Imperative gnägga —
Imper. plural1 gnäggen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gnäggar gnäggade gnäggas gnäggades
Ind. plural1 gnägga gnäggade gnäggas gnäggades
Subjunctive2 gnägge gnäggade gnägges gnäggades
Participles
Present participle gnäggande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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