hryggja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hryggva, hryggja, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną, *hriwwijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪcːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪcːa

Verb

hryggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hryggði, supine hryggt)

  1. to sadden

Conjugation

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną, *hriwwijaną.

Verb

hryggja

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to distress, to grieve
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to cause to look sad

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hryggja
  • Faroese: ryggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ryggja

References

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