dýja

See also: Dyja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dūjan- (“to tremble”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewH-. Cognate to Ancient Greek θύω (thúō, “to rush in, storm, rage”) and Sanskrit धूनोति (dhūnóti, “to shake, move to and fro quickly”).

Verb

dýja

1. to shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of dýja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	dýja
present participle	dýjandi
past participle	dúiðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	dý	dúða
2nd-person singular	dýr	dúðir
3rd-person singular	dýr	dúði
1st-person plural	dýjum	dúðum
2nd-person plural	dýið	dúðuð
3rd-person plural	dýja	dúðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	dýja	dýða
2nd-person singular	dýir	dýðir
3rd-person singular	dýi	dýði
1st-person plural	dýim	dýðim
2nd-person plural	dýið	dýðið
3rd-person plural	dýi	dýði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	dý
1st-person plural	dýjum
2nd-person plural	dýið

Further reading

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