gǫfga

See also: non and göfga

Old Norse

Etymology

From gǫfugr (“noble, worshipful”).

Verb

gǫfga

1. (transitive) to worship
2. (transitive) to honour

Conjugation

Conjugation of gǫfga — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	gǫfga
present participle	gǫfgandi
past participle	gǫfgaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gǫfga	gǫfgaða
2nd-person singular	gǫfgar	gǫfgaðir
3rd-person singular	gǫfgar	gǫfgaði
1st-person plural	gǫfgum	gǫfguðum
2nd-person plural	gǫfgið	gǫfguðuð
3rd-person plural	gǫfga	gǫfguðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gǫfga	gǫfgaða
2nd-person singular	gǫfgir	gǫfgaðir
3rd-person singular	gǫfgi	gǫfgaði
1st-person plural	gǫfgim	gǫfgaðim
2nd-person plural	gǫfgið	gǫfgaðið
3rd-person plural	gǫfgi	gǫfgaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gǫfga
1st-person plural	gǫfgum
2nd-person plural	gǫfgið

Conjugation of gǫfga — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	gǫfgask
present participle	gǫfgandisk
past participle	gǫfgazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gǫfgumk	gǫfguðumk
2nd-person singular	gǫfgask	gǫfgaðisk
3rd-person singular	gǫfgask	gǫfgaðisk
1st-person plural	gǫfgumsk	gǫfguðumsk
2nd-person plural	gǫfgizk	gǫfguðuzk
3rd-person plural	gǫfgask	gǫfguðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gǫfgumk	gǫfguðumk
2nd-person singular	gǫfgisk	gǫfgaðisk
3rd-person singular	gǫfgisk	gǫfgaðisk
1st-person plural	gǫfgimsk	gǫfgaðimsk
2nd-person plural	gǫfgizk	gǫfgaðizk
3rd-person plural	gǫfgisk	gǫfgaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gǫfgask
1st-person plural	gǫfgumsk
2nd-person plural	gǫfgizk

Derived terms

• gǫfgan f (“worshipping”)
• gǫfgari m (“worshipper”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: göfga

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “göfga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 177; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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