tjúga
See also: tjuga
Old Norse
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to drag, pull”). Thence also the past participle toginn.
Noun
tjúga f (genitive tjúgu)
- pitchfork
Declension
Declension of tjúga (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tjúga | tjúgan | tjúgur | tjúgurnar |
| accusative | tjúgu | tjúguna | tjúgur | tjúgurnar |
| dative | tjúgu | tjúgunni | tjúgum | tjúgunum |
| genitive | tjúgu | tjúgunnar | tjúgna | tjúgnanna |
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tjuge f
- Swedish: tjuga c
References
- tjúga in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.