hǫggva

See also: höggva

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hew; to hit, strike; to forge”). Cognate with Old English hēawan (English hew), Old Saxon hauwan, Old High German houwan.

Verb

hǫggva

1. to hew

Conjugation

Conjugation of hǫggva — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	hǫggva
present participle	hǫggvandi
past participle	hǫggvinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	høgg	hjó
2nd-person singular	høggr	hjótt
3rd-person singular	høggr	hjó
1st-person plural	hǫggum	hjoggum, hjuggum
2nd-person plural	hǫggvið	hjogguð, hjugguð
3rd-person plural	hǫggva	hjoggu, hjuggu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hǫggva	hygga
2nd-person singular	hǫggvir	hyggir
3rd-person singular	hǫggvi	hyggi
1st-person plural	hǫggvim	hyggim
2nd-person plural	hǫggvið	hyggið
3rd-person plural	hǫggvi	hyggi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hǫgg
1st-person plural	hǫggum
2nd-person plural	hǫggvið

Conjugation of hǫggva — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	hǫggvask
present participle	hǫggvandisk
past participle	hǫggvizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hǫggumk	hjoggumk, hjuggumk
2nd-person singular	høggsk	hjózk
3rd-person singular	høggsk	hjósk
1st-person plural	hǫggumsk	hjoggumsk, hjuggumsk
2nd-person plural	hǫggvizk	hjogguzk, hjugguzk
3rd-person plural	hǫggvask	hjoggusk, hjuggusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hǫggumk	hyggumk
2nd-person singular	hǫggvisk	hyggisk
3rd-person singular	hǫggvisk	hyggisk
1st-person plural	hǫggvimsk	hyggimsk
2nd-person plural	hǫggvizk	hyggizk
3rd-person plural	hǫggvisk	hyggisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hǫggsk
1st-person plural	hǫggumsk
2nd-person plural	hǫggvizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: höggva
• Faroese: høgga
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hogga
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: hogge
• Jamtish: hǫgge
• Elfdalian: ogga
• Old Swedish: hugga, hogga
  • Swedish: hugga
• Old Danish: huggæ, hoggæ
  • Danish: hugge
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hugge
  • Scanian: hogga
• Gutnish: hagge