hyggja

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Faroese

Verb

hyggja (third person singular past indicative hugdi, third person plural past indicative hugdu, supine hugt)

  1. to see, to look
  2. to tour, to view

Conjugation

Conjugation of hyggja (group v-19gg)
infinitive hyggja
supine hugt
participle (a7)1 hyggjandi hugdur
present past
first singular hyggi hugdi
second singular hyggur hugdi
third singular hyggur hugdi
plural hyggja hugdu
imperative
singular hygg!
plural hyggið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną.

Verb

hyggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hugði, supine hugað)

  1. to think
  2. to look at, to examine

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic *hugjǭ, related to hyggja (verb), hugur and hugi.

Noun

hyggja f (genitive singular hyggju, nominative plural hyggjur)

  1. (usually uncountable) thought, mind
  2. (uncountable) sense, wits
  3. (suffix) -ism, used for creating neologisms for ideologies
Declension
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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hyggja (to think), from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (to think, reconsider).

Pronunciation

Verb

hyggja (present tense hyggjer, past tense hygde, supine hygd or hygt, past participle hygd, present participle hyggjande, imperative hygg)

  1. to make (someone) comfortable or cheerful; entertain
  2. to sense
  3. (reflexive) to have a good time, enjoy oneself
    I helga skal me berre hyggja oss
    This weekend we will simply enjoy ourselves
    Hyggja seg med god mat
    To enjoy good food
  4. to like
    Lat han få den som han hyggjer mest
    Let him get the one he likes the most

Noun

hyggja f (definite singular hyggja, indefinite plural hyggjer or hyggjor, definite plural hyggjene or hyggjone)

  1. definite singular of hyggje
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of hyggje

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hugjaną.

Verb

hyggja

  1. to think, believe
    hyggðu, Heiðrekr, at gátu!
    Think, Heiðrekr, on the riddle!
  2. to guess, ween
  3. (ditransitive) to intend or purpose something for one
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hugjǭ.

Noun

hyggja f

  1. thought, mind, opinion
Declension
Derived terms

References

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