ægja

See also: œgja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǿgja, from Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (to frighten, to scare), causative of *aganą (to fear, to be scared). Cognate with Old English onēġan, Gothic 𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ōgjan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːja/
    Rhymes: -aiːja
    Homophone: æja

Verb

ægja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ægði, supine ægt)

  1. to frighten [with dative]
  2. (impersonal) to be afraid, to fear
  3. (impersonal) to become mixed up or jumbled
    Öllu ægir saman!
    Everything is mixed up!

Declension

ægja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur ægja
supine sagnbót ægt
present participle
ægjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég ægi ægði ægi ægði
þú ægir ægðir ægir ægðir
hann, hún, það ægir ægði ægi ægði
plural við ægjum ægðum ægjum ægðum
þið ægið ægðuð ægið ægðuð
þeir, þær, þau ægja ægðu ægi ægðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú æg (þú), ægðu
plural þið ægið (þið), ægiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.