afleggja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną. Equivalent to af- +‎ leggja.

Verb

afleggja

  1. to put aside
  2. to give up, abandon

Conjugation

Conjugation of afleggja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive afleggja
present participle afleggjandi
past participle aflagðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular aflegg aflagða afleggja aflegða
2nd person singular afleggr aflagðir afleggir aflegðir
3rd person singular afleggr aflagði afleggi aflegði
1st person plural afleggjum aflǫgðum afleggim aflegðim
2nd person plural afleggið aflǫgðuð afleggið aflegðið
3rd person plural afleggja aflǫgðu afleggi aflegði
imperative present
2nd person singular aflegg
1st person plural afleggjum
2nd person plural afleggið
Conjugation of afleggja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive afleggjask
present participle afleggjandisk
past participle afleggzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular afleggjumk aflǫgðumk afleggjumk aflegðumk
2nd person singular afleggsk aflagðisk afleggisk aflegðisk
3rd person singular afleggsk aflagðisk afleggisk aflegðisk
1st person plural afleggjumsk aflǫgðumsk afleggimsk aflegðimsk
2nd person plural afleggizk aflǫgðuzk afleggizk aflegðizk
3rd person plural afleggjask aflǫgðusk afleggisk aflegðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular afleggsk
1st person plural afleggjumsk
2nd person plural afleggizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: afleggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avleggja
  • Old Swedish: afläggia
  • Danish: aflægge
    • Norwegian Bokmål: avlegge

Further reading

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