þiggja
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɪcːa/
- Rhymes: -ɪcːa
Verb
þiggja (irregular, third person singular past indicative þáði, earlier þá, supine þegið or þáð)
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to accept, receive
- Við þiggjum ekki greiðslukort.
- We do not accept credit cards.
Derived terms
- þiggja að gjöf
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þigjaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to reach out the hand”).
Verb
þiggja (singular past indicative þá, plural past indicative þágu, past participle þeginn)
- (transitive, with accusative) to receive, accept of
- to accept
- þóttisk jarl þá vita, at Óðinn mundi þegit hafa blótit
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (absol) to take lodging, receive hospitality for a night
- þigg þú hér Sigurðr!
- stay here for the night, Sigurd!
Conjugation
Verbs with this conjugation include: liggja.
Conjugation of þiggja — active (strong class 5 j-present)
| infinitive | þiggja | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | þiggjandi | |
| past participle | þeginn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þigg | þá |
| 2nd-person singular | þiggr | þátt |
| 3rd-person singular | þiggr | þá |
| 1st-person plural | þiggjum | þágum |
| 2nd-person plural | þiggið | þáguð |
| 3rd-person plural | þiggja | þágu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þiggja | þæga |
| 2nd-person singular | þiggir | þægir |
| 3rd-person singular | þiggi | þægi |
| 1st-person plural | þiggim | þægim |
| 2nd-person plural | þiggið | þægið |
| 3rd-person plural | þiggi | þægi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | þigg | |
| 1st-person plural | þiggjum | |
| 2nd-person plural | þiggið | |
Conjugation of þiggja — mediopassive (strong class 5 j-present)
| infinitive | þiggjask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | þiggjandisk | |
| past participle | þegizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þiggjumk | þágumk |
| 2nd-person singular | þiggsk | þázk |
| 3rd-person singular | þiggsk | þásk |
| 1st-person plural | þiggjumsk | þágumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | þiggizk | þáguzk |
| 3rd-person plural | þiggjask | þágusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þiggjumk | þægumk |
| 2nd-person singular | þiggisk | þægisk |
| 3rd-person singular | þiggisk | þægisk |
| 1st-person plural | þiggimsk | þægimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | þiggizk | þægizk |
| 3rd-person plural | þiggisk | þægisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | þiggsk | |
| 1st-person plural | þiggjumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | þiggizk | |
Descendants
- Icelandic: þiggja
- Faroese: tiggja
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tigga, tigge
- Norwegian Bokmål: tigge
- Old Swedish: þiggia
- Swedish: tigga
- Danish: tigge
References
- J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on þiggja.
- þiggja in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.