hyggja

Faroese

Verb

hyggja (third person singular past indicative hugdi, third person plural past indicative hugdu, supine hugt)

1. to see, to look
2. to tour, to view

Conjugation

Conjugation of hyggja (group v-19gg)
infinitive	hyggja
supine	hugt
participle (a7)1	hyggjandi	hugdur
	present	past
first singular	hyggi	hugdi
second singular	hyggur	hugdi
third singular	hyggur	hugdi
plural	hyggja	hugdu
	imperative
singular	hygg!
plural	hyggið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪcːa/

  Rhymes: -ɪcːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną.

Verb

hyggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hugði, supine hugað)

1. to think
2. (with preposition að) to take a look at, examine

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic *hugjǭ, related to hyggja (verb), hugur and hugi.

Noun

hyggja f (genitive singular hyggju, nominative plural hyggjur)

1. (usually uncountable) thought, mind
2. (uncountable) sense, wits
3. (suffix) -ism, used for creating neologisms for ideologies

Declension

Declension of hyggja (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hyggja	hyggjan	hyggjur	hyggjurnar
accusative	hyggju	hyggjuna	hyggjur	hyggjurnar
dative	hyggju	hyggjunni	hyggjum	hyggjunum
genitive	hyggju	hyggjunnar	hyggja	hyggjanna

Derived terms

• áhyggja
• umhyggja
• (-ism): forræðishyggja (“paternalism”), þjóðernishyggja (“nationalism”), auðvaldshyggja (“capitalism”), frjálshyggja (“liberalism”)

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hyggja (“to think”), from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (“to think, reconsider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²hʏɟ͡ʝːɑ], [²hʏʝːɑ]

Verb

hyggja (present tense hyggjer, past tense hygde, supine hygd or hygt, past participle hygd, present participle hyggjande, imperative hygg)

1. to make (someone) comfortable or cheerful; entertain
2. to sense
3. (reflexive) to have a good time, enjoy oneself

   I helga skal me berre hyggja oss

   This weekend we will simply enjoy ourselves

   Hyggja seg med god mat

   To enjoy good food

4. to like

   Lat han få den som han hyggjer mest

   Let him get the one he likes the most

Noun

hyggja f (definite singular hyggja, indefinite plural hyggjer or hyggjor, definite plural hyggjene or hyggjone)

1. definite singular of hyggje
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of hyggje

References

• “hyggja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hugjaną.

Verb

hyggja

1. to think, believe

   hyggðu, Heiðrekr, at gátu!

   Think, Heiðrekr, on the riddle!

2. to guess, ween
3. (ditransitive) to intend or purpose something for one

Conjugation

Conjugation of hyggja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	hyggja
present participle	hyggjandi
past participle	hugðr, hugaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hygg	hugða
2nd-person singular	hyggr	hugðir
3rd-person singular	hyggr	hugði
1st-person plural	hyggjum	hugðum
2nd-person plural	hyggið	hugðuð
3rd-person plural	hyggja	hugðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hyggja	hygða
2nd-person singular	hyggir	hygðir
3rd-person singular	hyggi	hygði
1st-person plural	hyggim	hygðim
2nd-person plural	hyggið	hygðið
3rd-person plural	hyggi	hygði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hygg
1st-person plural	hyggjum
2nd-person plural	hyggið

Conjugation of hyggja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	hyggjask
present participle	hyggjandisk
past participle	hugzk, hugazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hyggjumk	hugðumk
2nd-person singular	hyggsk	hugðisk
3rd-person singular	hyggsk	hugðisk
1st-person plural	hyggjumsk	hugðumsk
2nd-person plural	hyggizk	hugðuzk
3rd-person plural	hyggjask	hugðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hyggjumk	hygðumk
2nd-person singular	hyggisk	hygðisk
3rd-person singular	hyggisk	hygðisk
1st-person plural	hyggimsk	hygðimsk
2nd-person plural	hyggizk	hygðizk
3rd-person plural	hyggisk	hygðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hyggsk
1st-person plural	hyggjumsk
2nd-person plural	hyggizk

Derived terms

• fullhyggja
• hyggjandi
• samhyggja

Related terms

• hugi m
• hugr m

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hugjǭ.

Noun

hyggja f

1. thought, mind, opinion

Declension

  Declension of hyggja (weak jōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hyggja	hyggjan	hyggjur	hyggjurnar
accusative	hyggju	hyggjuna	hyggjur	hyggjurnar
dative	hyggju	hyggjunni	hyggjum	hyggjunum
genitive	hyggju	hyggjunnar	hyggna	hyggnanna

Derived terms

• athyggja
• áhyggja
• fyrirhyggja
• meginhyggja
• umhyggja
• undirhyggja
• vanhyggja

References

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