þegja
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną. Cognate with Danish tie, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þahan), Old High German dagēn, Latin taceō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθeiːja/
- Rhymes: -eiːja
Verb
þegja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þagði, supine þagað)
- (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be silent, say nothing, hold one’s tongue
Derived terms
Derived terms
- steinþegja
- vera þagað í hel (to be a conspiracy of silence about something)
- þegiðu!
- þegja eins og steinn
- þegja um (keep quiet about something)
- þegja yfir (keep quiet about something)
- þegja þunnu hljóði
See also
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