hlœgja

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • hlǿgja

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlōgijaną. Causative of hlæja (laugh).

Verb

hlœgja (past participle beygðr)

  1. (transitive) to make (someone) laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlœgja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hlœgja
present participle hlœgjandi
past participle hlœgðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hlœgi hlœgða hlœgja hlœgða
2nd person singular hlœgir hlœgðir hlœgir hlœgðir
3rd person singular hlœgir hlœgði hlœgi hlœgði
1st person plural hlœgjum hlœgðum hlœgim hlœgðim
2nd person plural hlœgið hlœgðuð hlœgið hlœgðið
3rd person plural hlœgja hlœgðu hlœgi hlœgði
imperative present
2nd person singular hlœg, hlœgi
1st person plural hlœgjum
2nd person plural hlœgið
Conjugation of hlœgja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hlœgjask
present participle hlœgjandisk
past participle hlœgzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hlœgjumk hlœgðumk hlœgjumk hlœgðumk
2nd person singular hlœgisk hlœgðisk hlœgisk hlœgðisk
3rd person singular hlœgisk hlœgðisk hlœgisk hlœgðisk
1st person plural hlœgjumsk hlœgðumsk hlœgimsk hlœgðimsk
2nd person plural hlœgizk hlœgðuzk hlœgizk hlœgðizk
3rd person plural hlœgjask hlœgðusk hlœgisk hlœgðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hlœgsk, hlœgisk
1st person plural hlœgjumsk
2nd person plural hlœgizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hlægja

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • “hlǿgja” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen