dýja

See also: Dyja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dūjan- (“to tremble”),[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewH-. Cognate to Ancient Greek θύω (thúō, “to rush in, storm, rage”) and Sanskrit धूनोति (dhūnóti, “to shake, move to and fro quickly”).

Verb

dýja

  1. to shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of dýja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive dýja
present participle dýjandi
past participle dúiðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dý dúða dýja dýða
2nd person singular dýr dúðir dýir dýðir
3rd person singular dýr dúði dýi dýði
1st person plural dýjum dúðum dýim dýðim
2nd person plural dýið dúðuð dýið dýðið
3rd person plural dýja dúðu dýi dýði
imperative present
2nd person singular dý
1st person plural dýjum
2nd person plural dýið

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dūjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 107

Further reading

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