hlœgja

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

hlǿgja

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlōgijaną. Causative of hlæja (“laugh”).

Verb

hlœgja (past participle beygðr)

(transitive) to make (someone) laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlœgja — active (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	hlœgja
present participle	hlœgjandi
past participle	hlœgðr
1st-person singular	hlœgi	hlœgða
2nd-person singular	hlœgir	hlœgðir
3rd-person singular	hlœgir	hlœgði
1st-person plural	hlœgjum	hlœgðum
2nd-person plural	hlœgið	hlœgðuð
3rd-person plural	hlœgja	hlœgðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hlœgja	hlœgða
2nd-person singular	hlœgir	hlœgðir
3rd-person singular	hlœgi	hlœgði
1st-person plural	hlœgim	hlœgðim
2nd-person plural	hlœgið	hlœgðið
3rd-person plural	hlœgi	hlœgði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hlœg, hlœgi
1st-person plural	hlœgjum
2nd-person plural	hlœgið

Conjugation of hlœgja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	hlœgjask
present participle	hlœgjandisk
past participle	hlœgzk
1st-person singular	hlœgjumk	hlœgðumk
2nd-person singular	hlœgisk	hlœgðisk
3rd-person singular	hlœgisk	hlœgðisk
1st-person plural	hlœgjumsk	hlœgðumsk
2nd-person plural	hlœgizk	hlœgðuzk
3rd-person plural	hlœgjask	hlœgðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hlœgjumk	hlœgðumk
2nd-person singular	hlœgisk	hlœgðisk
3rd-person singular	hlœgisk	hlœgðisk
1st-person plural	hlœgimsk	hlœgðimsk
2nd-person plural	hlœgizk	hlœgðizk
3rd-person plural	hlœgisk	hlœgðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hlœgsk, hlœgisk
1st-person plural	hlœgjumsk
2nd-person plural	hlœgizk

Descendants

Icelandic: hlægja

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN

(Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

“hlǿgja” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen

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