gnaga

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gnage (e-infinitive)
• gnågå, gnåggå (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse gnaga. Akin to English gnaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡnɑːɡɑ/

Verb

gnaga (present tense gnagar or gneg, past tense gnaga or gnog, past participle gnaga or gnege, present participle gnagande, imperative gnag)

1. to gnaw

Derived terms

• musegnag

Further reading

• “gnaga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą.

Verb

gnaga (singular past indicative gnagaði, plural past indicative gnǫguðu, past participle gnagaðr)

1. to gnaw

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnaga — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	gnaga
present participle	gnagandi
past participle	gnagaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gnaga	gnagaða
2nd-person singular	gnagar	gnagaðir
3rd-person singular	gnagar	gnagaði
1st-person plural	gnǫgum	gnǫguðum
2nd-person plural	gnagið	gnǫguðuð
3rd-person plural	gnaga	gnǫguðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gnaga	gnagaða
2nd-person singular	gnagir	gnagaðir
3rd-person singular	gnagi	gnagaði
1st-person plural	gnagim	gnagaðim
2nd-person plural	gnagið	gnagaðið
3rd-person plural	gnagi	gnagaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gnaga
1st-person plural	gnǫgum
2nd-person plural	gnagið

Conjugation of gnaga — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	gnagask
present participle	gnagandisk
past participle	gnagazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gnǫgumk	gnǫguðumk
2nd-person singular	gnagask	gnagaðisk
3rd-person singular	gnagask	gnagaðisk
1st-person plural	gnǫgumsk	gnǫguðumsk
2nd-person plural	gnagizk	gnǫguðuzk
3rd-person plural	gnagask	gnǫguðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gnǫgumk	gnǫguðumk
2nd-person singular	gnagisk	gnagaðisk
3rd-person singular	gnagisk	gnagaðisk
1st-person plural	gnagimsk	gnagaðimsk
2nd-person plural	gnagizk	gnagaðizk
3rd-person plural	gnagisk	gnagaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gnagask
1st-person plural	gnǫgumsk
2nd-person plural	gnagizk

Descendants

• Danish: gnave
• Elfdalian: gnågå
• Norwegian Bokmål: gnage
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gnage, gnaga, (dialectal): gnåggå
• Swedish: gnaga
• → English: gnag

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gnagha, from Old Norse gnaga, from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą.

Verb

gnaga (present gnager, preterite gnagde, supine gnagt, imperative gnag)

1. to gnaw

   gnaga på ett ben

   gnaw on a bone

2. (figuratively) to gnaw, to nag

   gnagande tvivel

   nagging doubts

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnaga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gnaga		gnagas
Supine	gnagt		gnagts
Imperative	gnag		—
Imper. plural1	gnagen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gnager	gnagde	gnags, gnages	gnagdes
Ind. plural1	gnaga	gnagde	gnagas	gnagdes
Subjunctive2	gnage	gnagde	gnages	gnagdes
	Participles
Present participle	gnagande
Past participle	gnagd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avgnaga
• gnagare
• gnagning

See also

• nagga

References

• gnaga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gnaga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gnaga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• gagna