flyga

See also: flýğa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fljuga (pre-1938)
• flyge (e-infinitive)
• fly

Etymology

From Old Norse fljúga. Akin to English fly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²flyːɡɑ/

Verb

flyga (present tense flyg, past tense flaug, supine floge, past participle flogen, present participle flygande, imperative flyg)

1. fly

   Pingvinar kan ikkje flyga.

   Penguins can't fly.

Derived terms

• flygefisk
• flygeudyktig
• flyging

References

• “flyga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish flȳgha, from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflyːˌɡa/

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Verb

flyga (present flyger, preterite flög, supine flugit, imperative flyg)

1. to fly

Conjugation

Conjugation of flyga (class 2 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	flyga		flygas
Supine	flugit		flugits
Imperative	flyg		—
Imper. plural1	flygen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	flyger	flög	flygs, flyges	flögs
Ind. plural1	flyga	flögo	flygas	flögos
Subjunctive2	flyge	flöge	flyges	flöges
	Participles
Present participle	flygande
Past participle	flugen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• fågel
• fluga
• flyg
• flygare
• flygfält
• flygning
• flygplan
• flygplats
• flygrutt
• smygflyga

Further reading

• flyga in Svensk ordbok.