þryngva

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • þryngjalater

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną.

Verb

þryngva (singular past indicative þrǫng, plural past indicative þrungu, past participle þrunginn)

  1. to press, thrust
    þistill, sá er var þrunginn í ǫnn ofanverða
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to rush, press onward

Conjugation

Conjugation of þryngva — active (strong class 3)
infinitive þryngva
present participle þryngvandi
past participle þrunginn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þryng þrǫng þryngva þrynga
2nd person singular þryngr þrǫngt þryngvir þryngir
3rd person singular þryngr þrǫng þryngvi þryngi
1st person plural þryngum þrungum þryngvim þryngim
2nd person plural þryngvið þrunguð þryngvið þryngið
3rd person plural þryngva þrungu þryngvi þryngi
imperative present
2nd person singular þryng
1st person plural þryngum
2nd person plural þryngvið
Conjugation of þryngva — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive þryngvask
present participle þryngvandisk
past participle þrungizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þryngumk þrungumk þryngumk þryngumk
2nd person singular þryngsk þrǫngzk þryngvisk þryngisk
3rd person singular þryngsk þrǫngsk þryngvisk þryngisk
1st person plural þryngumsk þrungumsk þryngvimsk þryngimsk
2nd person plural þryngvizk þrunguzk þryngvizk þryngizk
3rd person plural þryngvask þrungusk þryngvisk þryngisk
imperative present
2nd person singular þryngsk
1st person plural þryngumsk
2nd person plural þryngvizk

Descendants

  • Danish: trænge
  • Icelandic: þryngva, þryngja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trenge (influenced by Danish)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trenge (influenced by Danish)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þryngva”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 518; also available at the Internet Archive