gǫfga

See also: non and göfga

Old Norse

Etymology

From gǫfugr (noble, worshipful).

Verb

gǫfga

  1. (transitive) to worship
  2. (transitive) to honour

Conjugation

Conjugation of gǫfga — active (weak class 2)
infinitive gǫfga
present participle gǫfgandi
past participle gǫfgaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular gǫfga gǫfgaða gǫfga gǫfgaða
2nd person singular gǫfgar gǫfgaðir gǫfgir gǫfgaðir
3rd person singular gǫfgar gǫfgaði gǫfgi gǫfgaði
1st person plural gǫfgum gǫfguðum gǫfgim gǫfgaðim
2nd person plural gǫfgið gǫfguðuð gǫfgið gǫfgaðið
3rd person plural gǫfga gǫfguðu gǫfgi gǫfgaði
imperative present
2nd person singular gǫfga
1st person plural gǫfgum
2nd person plural gǫfgið
Conjugation of gǫfga — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive gǫfgask
present participle gǫfgandisk
past participle gǫfgazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular gǫfgumk gǫfguðumk gǫfgumk gǫfguðumk
2nd person singular gǫfgask gǫfgaðisk gǫfgisk gǫfgaðisk
3rd person singular gǫfgask gǫfgaðisk gǫfgisk gǫfgaðisk
1st person plural gǫfgumsk gǫfguðumsk gǫfgimsk gǫfgaðimsk
2nd person plural gǫfgizk gǫfguðuzk gǫfgizk gǫfgaðizk
3rd person plural gǫfgask gǫfguðusk gǫfgisk gǫfgaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular gǫfgask
1st person plural gǫfgumsk
2nd person plural gǫfgizk

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: göfga

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “göfga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 177; also available at the Internet Archive