fjǫlga

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to Proto-Germanic *felu and its Old Norse descendant prefix fjǫl-.

Verb

fjǫlga

  1. (transitive) to make more numerous
  2. (reflexive) to become more numerous
Conjugation
Conjugation of fjǫlga — active (weak class 2)
infinitive fjǫlga
present participle fjǫlgandi
past participle fjǫlgaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular fjǫlga fjǫlgaða fjǫlga fjǫlgaða
2nd person singular fjǫlgar fjǫlgaðir fjǫlgir fjǫlgaðir
3rd person singular fjǫlgar fjǫlgaði fjǫlgi fjǫlgaði
1st person plural fjǫlgum fjǫlguðum fjǫlgim fjǫlgaðim
2nd person plural fjǫlgið fjǫlguðuð fjǫlgið fjǫlgaðið
3rd person plural fjǫlga fjǫlguðu fjǫlgi fjǫlgaði
imperative present
2nd person singular fjǫlga
1st person plural fjǫlgum
2nd person plural fjǫlgið
Conjugation of fjǫlga — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive fjǫlgask
present participle fjǫlgandisk
past participle fjǫlgazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular fjǫlgumk fjǫlguðumk fjǫlgumk fjǫlguðumk
2nd person singular fjǫlgask fjǫlgaðisk fjǫlgisk fjǫlgaðisk
3rd person singular fjǫlgask fjǫlgaðisk fjǫlgisk fjǫlgaðisk
1st person plural fjǫlgumsk fjǫlguðumsk fjǫlgimsk fjǫlgaðimsk
2nd person plural fjǫlgizk fjǫlguðuzk fjǫlgizk fjǫlgaðizk
3rd person plural fjǫlgask fjǫlguðusk fjǫlgisk fjǫlgaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular fjǫlgask
1st person plural fjǫlgumsk
2nd person plural fjǫlgizk
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fjǫlga

  1. strong feminine accusative singular of fjǫlgr
  2. strong masculine accusative plural of fjǫlgr
  3. weak masculine oblique singular of fjǫlgr
  4. weak feminine nominative singular of fjǫlgr
  5. weak neuter nominative/oblique singular of fjǫlgr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fjölga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140; also available at the Internet Archive