þegja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną. Cognate with Danish tie, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þahan), Old High German dagēn, Latin taceō.

Pronunciation

Verb

þegja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þagði, supine þagað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be silent, say nothing, hold one’s tongue

Derived terms

See also


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þagjaną.

Verb

þegja

  1. to be silent
    Antonym: segja

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þegja
  • Faroese: tiga
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teie, teia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tie
  • Elfdalian: taja
  • Swedish: tiga
  • Gutnish: tige
  • Danish: tie

References