hyggja

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


Icelandic

Pronunciation

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

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. (with preposition ) to take a look at, 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
Declension

References


Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hugjaną.

Verb

hyggja

  1. to think, believe
  2. to guess
  3. (ditransitive) to intend or purpose something for one
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • fullhyggja
  • hyggjandi
  • samhyggja

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
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