knega
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kná, and its unattested infinitive *knega, from Proto-Germanic *knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognate with English know.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰneiːɣa/
- Rhymes: -eiːɣa
Verb
knega (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative kná, third-person singular past indicative knátti, supine knátt)
- (poetic) to be able, can, (have knowledge to do): to know [intransitive or with accusative]
- (law, intransitive) shall
Conjugation
| infinitive nafnháttur | að knega | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | knátt | |||||
| present participle |
knegandi | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | kná | knátti | knegi | knætti | |
| þú | knátt | knáttir | knegir | knættir | ||
| hann, hún, það | kná | knátti | knegi | knætti | ||
| plural | við | knegum | knáttum | knegum | knættum | |
| þið | knegið | knáttuð | knegið | knættuð | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | knega | knáttu | knegi | knættu | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | kneg (þú), knegðu | ||||
| plural | þið | knegið (þið), knegiði1 | ||||
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Swedish
Etymology
From knä (“knee”). Doublet of knäa, which is derived from an alternative form of the same noun.
Verb
knega (present knegar, preterite knegade, supine knegat, imperative knega)
- (rare, archaic) to walk with bent knees; to walk with a heavy burden
- (colloquial) to labor, to strive; to work specifically to earn money
- to toil, to plod; to work or go laboriously
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knega | knegas | ||
| supine | knegat | knegats | ||
| imperative | knega | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | knegen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | knegar | knegade | knegas | knegades |
| ind. plural1 | knega | knegade | knegas | knegades |
| subjunctive2 | knege | knegade | kneges | knegades |
| present participle | knegande | |||
| past participle | knegad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.