gnaga
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse gnaga. Akin to English gnaw.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gnaga (present tense gnagar or gneg, past tense gnaga or gnog, past participle gnaga or gnege, present participle gnagande, imperative gnag)
- to gnaw
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “gnaga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- to gnaw
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gnaga — active (weak class 2)
infinitive | gnaga | |
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present participle | gnagandi | |
past participle | gnagaðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | gnaga | gnagaða |
2nd-person singular | gnagar | gnagaðir |
3rd-person singular | gnagar | gnagaði |
1st-person plural | gnǫgum | gnǫguðum |
2nd-person plural | gnagið | gnǫguðuð |
3rd-person plural | gnaga | gnǫguðu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | gnaga | gnagaða |
2nd-person singular | gnagir | gnagaðir |
3rd-person singular | gnagi | gnagaði |
1st-person plural | gnagim | gnagaðim |
2nd-person plural | gnagið | gnagaðið |
3rd-person plural | gnagi | gnagaði |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | gnaga | |
1st-person plural | gnǫgum | |
2nd-person plural | gnagið |
Conjugation of gnaga — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive | gnagask | |
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present participle | gnagandisk | |
past participle | gnagazk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | gnǫgumk | gnǫguðumk |
2nd-person singular | gnagask | gnagaðisk |
3rd-person singular | gnagask | gnagaðisk |
1st-person plural | gnǫgumsk | gnǫguðumsk |
2nd-person plural | gnagizk | gnǫguðuzk |
3rd-person plural | gnagask | gnǫguðusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | gnǫgumk | gnǫguðumk |
2nd-person singular | gnagisk | gnagaðisk |
3rd-person singular | gnagisk | gnagaðisk |
1st-person plural | gnagimsk | gnagaðimsk |
2nd-person plural | gnagizk | gnagaðizk |
3rd-person plural | gnagisk | gnagaðisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | gnagask | |
1st-person plural | gnǫgumsk | |
2nd-person plural | gnagizk |
Descendants[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish gnagha, from Old Norse gnaga, from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą.
Verb[edit]
gnaga (present gnager, preterite gnagde, supine gnagt, imperative gnag)
- to gnaw
- gnaga på ett ben
- gnaw on a bone
- (figuratively) to gnaw, to nag
- gnagande tvivel
- nagging doubts
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gnaga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | gnaga | gnagas | ||
Supine | gnagt | gnagts | ||
Imperative | gnag | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gnagen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gnager | gnagde | gnags, gnages | gnagdes |
Ind. plural1 | gnaga | gnagde | gnagas | gnagdes |
Subjunctive2 | gnage | gnagde | gnages | gnagdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gnagande | |||
Past participle | gnagd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- gnaga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gnaga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gnaga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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