nægja

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse nœgja, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgijaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

nægja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nægði, supine nægt)

  1. to suffice, be enough

Conjugation[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

nægja f (genitive singular nægju, no plural)

  1. what was needed, enough to be content with, (one's) fill
    Þeir fóru er þeir höfðu etið nægju sína.
    They left when they had eaten their fill.

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