hryggva

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną, *hriwwijaną.

Verb

hryggva

  1. to distress, to grieve [with accusative]
  2. to cause to look sad [with accusative]

Conjugation

Conjugation of hryggva — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hryggva
present participle hryggvandi
past participle hrygðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hryggvi hrygða hryggva hrygða
2nd person singular hryggvir hrygðir hryggvir hrygðir
3rd person singular hryggvir hrygði hryggvi hrygði
1st person plural hryggum hrygðum hryggvim hrygðim
2nd person plural hryggvið hrygðuð hryggvið hrygðið
3rd person plural hryggva hrygðu hryggvi hrygði
imperative present
2nd person singular hrygg, hryggvi
1st person plural hryggum
2nd person plural hryggvið
Conjugation of hryggva — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hryggvask
present participle hryggvandisk
past participle hrygzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hryggumk hrygðumk hryggumk hrygðumk
2nd person singular hryggvisk hrygðisk hryggvisk hrygðisk
3rd person singular hryggvisk hrygðisk hryggvisk hrygðisk
1st person plural hryggumsk hrygðumsk hryggvimsk hrygðimsk
2nd person plural hryggvizk hrygðuzk hryggvizk hrygðizk
3rd person plural hryggvask hrygðusk hryggvisk hrygðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hrygsk, hryggvisk
1st person plural hryggumsk
2nd person plural hryggvizk

Further reading

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