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ǿgja

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See also: ægja and œgja

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (to frighten, to scare), causative of *aganą (to fear, to be scared). Cognate with Old English onēġan, Gothic 𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ōgjan).

Verb

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ǿgja

  1. to frighten [with dative]
  2. to portray something as terrible, to exaggerate

Declension

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Conjugation of ǿgja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive ǿgja
present participle ǿgjandi
past participle ǿgðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular ǿgi ǿgða ǿgja ǿgða
2nd person singular ǿgir ǿgðir ǿgir ǿgðir
3rd person singular ǿgir ǿgði ǿgi ǿgði
1st person plural ǿgjum ǿgðum ǿgim ǿgðim
2nd person plural ǿgið ǿgðuð ǿgið ǿgðið
3rd person plural ǿgja ǿgðu ǿgi ǿgði
imperative present
2nd person singular ǿg, ǿgi
1st person plural ǿgjum
2nd person plural ǿgið
Conjugation of ǿgja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive ǿgjask
present participle ǿgjandisk
past participle ǿgzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular ǿgjumk ǿgðumk ǿgjumk ǿgðumk
2nd person singular ǿgisk ǿgðisk ǿgisk ǿgðisk
3rd person singular ǿgisk ǿgðisk ǿgisk ǿgðisk
1st person plural ǿgjumsk ǿgðumsk ǿgimsk ǿgðimsk
2nd person plural ǿgizk ǿgðuzk ǿgizk ǿgðizk
3rd person plural ǿgjask ǿgðusk ǿgisk ǿgðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular ǿgsk, ǿgisk
1st person plural ǿgjumsk
2nd person plural ǿgizk

Derived terms

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  • ǿgir (terrifier, frightener, agent noun)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ægja