audmykja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• audmykje
• audmjuka, audmjuke

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse auðmýkja. Compare Icelandic auðmýkja, Swedish ödmjuka and Danish ydmyge (whence also Norwegian Bokmål ydmyke).

Verb

audmykja (present tense audmykjer, past tense audmykte, past participle audmykt, passive infinitive audmykjast, present participle audmykjande, imperative audmyk)

1. To humble, chastise, humiliate
2. (reflexive) To behave in a humble manner; to seem humble

References

• “audmykja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.