þiggja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

þiggja (irregular, third person singular past indicative þáði, earlier þá, supine þegið or þáð)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to accept, receive
    Við þiggjum ekki greiðslukort.
    We do not accept credit cards.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þigjaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to reach out the hand”).

Verb

þiggja (singular past indicative þá, plural past indicative þágu, past participle þeginn)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to receive, get, accept
    • c. 961, Eyvindr skáldspillir, Hákonarmál
      Þigg þú at Ásum ǫl!
      Receive ale from the Gods!
    þóttisk jarl þá vita, at Óðinn mundi þegit hafa blótit
    the earl seemed to know, that Woden had accepted the bloot.
  2. (absol) to take lodging, receive hospitality for a night
    þigg þú hér Sigurðr!
    stay here for the night, Sigurd!

Conjugation

Verbs with this conjugation include: liggja.

Conjugation of þiggja — active (strong class 5 j-present)
infinitive þiggja
present participle þiggjandi
past participle þeginn
indicative present past
1st-person singular þigg þá
2nd-person singular þiggr þátt
3rd-person singular þiggr þá
1st-person plural þiggjum þágum
2nd-person plural þiggið þáguð
3rd-person plural þiggja þágu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þiggja þæga
2nd-person singular þiggir þægir
3rd-person singular þiggi þægi
1st-person plural þiggim þægim
2nd-person plural þiggið þægið
3rd-person plural þiggi þægi
imperative present
2nd-person singular þigg
1st-person plural þiggjum
2nd-person plural þiggið
Conjugation of þiggja — mediopassive (strong class 5 j-present)
infinitive þiggjask
present participle þiggjandisk
past participle þegizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þiggjumk þágumk
2nd-person singular þiggsk þázk
3rd-person singular þiggsk þásk
1st-person plural þiggjumsk þágumsk
2nd-person plural þiggizk þáguzk
3rd-person plural þiggjask þágusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þiggjumk þægumk
2nd-person singular þiggisk þægisk
3rd-person singular þiggisk þægisk
1st-person plural þiggimsk þægimsk
2nd-person plural þiggizk þægizk
3rd-person plural þiggisk þægisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þiggsk
1st-person plural þiggjumsk
2nd-person plural þiggizk

Descendants

References

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