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beygja

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.

Verb

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beygja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beygði, supine beygt)

  1. to bend [with accusative]
    Synonym: sveigja
  2. (intransitive) to turn
    beygja til hægri.
    To turn to the right.
  3. (grammar, transitive) to inflect
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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beygja f (genitive singular beygju, nominative plural beygjur)

  1. bend, curve
  2. turn
    Snörp beygja.
    A sharp turn.
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.

Verb

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beygja (past participle beygðr)

  1. to bend, bow

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: beygja
  • Faroese: boyggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bøygja, bøya
  • Old Swedish: bø̄ghia
  • Danish: bøje

References

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  • beygja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press