drýgja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse drýgja, from Proto-Germanic *driugijaną, derived from *dreugaz (long-lasting), in the sense “eke out”. The sense “commit” may be carried over from the related strong verb *dreuganą (whence Old English drēogan (to perform (a duty)), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (driugan, to perform military service)), which was lost some time in the Old Norse period, but seems to be preserved in past tense draug on a Swedish runic fragment.

Pronunciation

Verb

drýgja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative drýgði, supine drýgt)

  1. to commit, to perpetrate
  2. to eke out, to make something go further

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