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mygla

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Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (soft substance) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (cow dung)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (slick, soft).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mygla

  1. (intransitive) to mildew, to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow muggy or musty, to moulder
    Allur maturinn myglaði á meðan við vorum í fríi.
    All the food grew mouldy while we were on holiday.
Conjugation
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myglaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
myglaður mygluð myglað myglaðir myglaðar mygluð
accusative
(þolfall)
myglaðan myglaða myglað myglaða myglaðar mygluð
dative
(þágufall)
mygluðum myglaðri mygluðu mygluðum mygluðum mygluðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
myglaðs myglaðrar myglaðs myglaðra myglaðra myglaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
myglaði myglaða myglaða mygluðu mygluðu mygluðu
accusative
(þolfall)
myglaða mygluðu myglaða mygluðu mygluðu mygluðu
dative
(þágufall)
myglaða mygluðu myglaða mygluðu mygluðu mygluðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
myglaða mygluðu myglaða mygluðu mygluðu mygluðu
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ.

Noun

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mygla f (genitive singular myglu, no plural)

  1. mould, mildew
Declension
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Declension of mygla (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative mygla myglan
accusative myglu mygluna
dative myglu myglunni
genitive myglu myglunnar
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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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mygla

  1. to grow mouldy or musty
Conjugation
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Conjugation of mygla — active (weak class 2)
infinitive mygla
present participle myglandi
past participle myglaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular mygla myglaða mygla myglaða
2nd person singular myglar myglaðir myglir myglaðir
3rd person singular myglar myglaði mygli myglaði
1st person plural myglum mygluðum myglim myglaðim
2nd person plural myglið mygluðuð myglið myglaðið
3rd person plural mygla mygluðu mygli myglaði
imperative present
2nd person singular mygla
1st person plural myglum
2nd person plural myglið
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ.

Noun

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mygla f (genitive myglu)

  1. mouldiness, mustiness
Declension
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Declension of mygla (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mygla myglan myglur myglurnar
accusative myglu mygluna myglur myglurnar
dative myglu myglunni myglum myglunum
genitive myglu myglunnar myglna myglnanna
Descendants
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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “mygla1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “mygla2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Attested since 1963. Likely from a Norrlandic dialectal word related to mögla (to become moldy).

Verb

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mygla (present myglar, preterite myglade, supine myglat, imperative mygla)

  1. to wangle, to finagle (engage in (minor) deception, dishonesty, or bad faith tactics to get what one wants)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mygla (weak)
active passive
infinitive mygla myglas
supine myglat myglats
imperative mygla
imper. plural1 myglen
present past present past
indicative myglar myglade myglas myglades
ind. plural1 mygla myglade myglas myglades
subjunctive2 mygle myglade mygles myglades
present participle myglande
past participle myglad

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

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References

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