kúga

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See also: kuga and kuģa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kúga (to cow, to force). Cognates with the Danish kue, English cow and Swedish kuva.

Pronunciation

Verb

kúga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kúgaði, supine kúgað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to force, to cow
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to oppress

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Old Norse

Etymology

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Verb

kúga

  1. to cow, to force, to tyrannize over

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: kue
  • English: cow
  • Faroese: kúga
  • Icelandic: kúga
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kua
  • Swedish: kuva

References

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