byggja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse byggja, byggva. Compare Scots big.

Verb

byggja (third person singular past indicative bygdi, third person plural past indicative bygdu, supine bygt)

  1. to build

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse byggja, byggva. Compare Scots big.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪcːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪcːa

Verb

byggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative byggði, supine byggt)

  1. to build
  2. to base
  3. to inhabit

Conjugation


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse byggja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bʏjːɑ/

Verb

byggja (present tense byggjer, past tense bygde, past participle bygd/bygt, passive infinitive byggjast, present participle byggjande, imperative bygg)

  1. to build
    Dei skal byggja eit nytt kjøpesenter her.
    They will build a new shopping centre here.

Derived terms

References


Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bugjaną (to buy, purchase). Cognate with Old English bycgan, Old Saxon buggian, Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bugjan).

Verb

byggja (singular past indicative bygði, plural past indicative bygðu, past participle bygðr)

  1. to let out
  2. to lend money at interest
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *būwijaną (to build, settle).

Alternative forms

Verb

byggja (singular past indicative bygði, plural past indicative bygðu, past participle bygðr)

  1. to settle, build
  2. to inhabit, dwell, live
Conjugation

References

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