knega

See also: knéga and knëga

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kná, and its unattested infinitive *knega, from Proto-Germanic *knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognate with English know.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰneiːɣa/
Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Verb

knega (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative kná, third-person singular past indicative knátti, supine knátt)

(poetic) to be able, can, (have knowledge to do): to know [intransitive or with accusative]
(law, intransitive) shall

Conjugation

*knega* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að knega
supine sagnbót		knátt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		knegandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	kná	knátti	knegi	knætti
	þú	knátt	knáttir	knegir	knættir
	hann, hún, það	kná	knátti	knegi	knætti
plural	við	knegum	knáttum	knegum	knættum
	þið	knegið	knáttuð	knegið	knættuð
	þeir, þær, þau	knega	knáttu	knegi	knættu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	kneg (þú), knegðu
plural	þið	knegið (þið), knegiði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Swedish

Etymology

From knä (“knee”). Doublet of knäa, which is derived from an alternative form of the same noun.

Verb

knega (present knegar, preterite knegade, supine knegat, imperative knega)

(rare, archaic) to walk with bent knees; to walk with a heavy burden
(colloquial) to labor, to strive; to work specifically to earn money
to toil, to plod; to work or go laboriously

Conjugation

Conjugation of *knega* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	knega		knegas
supine	knegat		knegats
imperative	knega		—
imper. plural¹	knegen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	knegar	knegade	knegas	knegades
ind. plural¹	knega	knegade	knegas	knegades
subjunctive²	knege	knegade	kneges	knegades

present participle		knegande
past participle		knegad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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