syngja

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

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syngja (third person singular past indicative sang, third person plural past indicative sungu, supine sungið)

  1. to sing

Conjugation

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Conjugation of syngja (irregular)
infinitive syngja
supine sungið
participle (a26)1 syngjandi sungin
present past
first singular syngi sang
second singular syngur sang
third singular syngur sang
plural syngja sungu
imperative
singular syngj!
plural syngjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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syngja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative söng, third-person plural past indicative sungu, supine sungið)

  1. (intransitive or transitive, with accusative) to sing
  2. (intransitive, of birds) to warble, to sing, to chirp
  3. to sound, to ring, to resound

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-. Akin to English sing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²sʏɲ.ʝɑ/, /²sʏɲ.jɑ/

Verb

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syngja (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngjast, present participle syngjande, imperative syng)

  1. to sing
    Eg har ikkje sunge denne songen på årevis.
    I haven't sung this song for years.
    • 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar[1], Bergen: Nygaard, page 1:
      Song ikkje kvar Fugl si Morgonsalma til Guds Æra?
      Didn't each bird sing its morning hymn to God's glory?
  2. echo, boom

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References

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier syngva, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną.

Verb

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syngja

  1. to sing

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: syngja
  • Faroese: syngja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: syngja
  • Jamtish: sjunge
  • Elfdalian: singga
  • Old Swedish: siunga
  • Danish: synge


References

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