súga

See also: suga, sugă, and šuga

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūganą, whence also Old English sūgan, Old Saxon sūgan, Old High German sūgan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-.

Verb

súga

  1. to suck

Conjugation

Conjugation of súga — active (strong class 2)
infinitive súga
present participle súgandi
past participle soginn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular sýg saug, súga syga
2nd person singular sýgr saugt, sótt súgir sygir
3rd person singular sýgr saug, súgi sygi
1st person plural súgum sugum súgim sygim
2nd person plural súgið suguð súgið sygið
3rd person plural súga sugu súgi sygi
imperative present
2nd person singular súg
1st person plural súgum
2nd person plural súgið
Conjugation of súga — mediopassive (strong class 2)
infinitive súgask
present participle súgandisk
past participle sogizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular súgumk sugumk súgumk sygumk
2nd person singular sýgsk saugzk, sózk súgisk sygisk
3rd person singular sýgsk saugsk, sósk súgisk sygisk
1st person plural súgumsk sugumsk súgimsk sygimsk
2nd person plural súgizk suguzk súgizk sygizk
3rd person plural súgask sugusk súgisk sygisk
imperative present
2nd person singular súgsk
1st person plural súgumsk
2nd person plural súgizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: súga, sjúga
  • Faroese: súgva
  • Norwegian Bokmål: suge
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: suga
  • Old Swedish: sūgha
  • Old Danish: sūghæ
  • Elfdalian: sauga
  • Gutnish: säuge
  • Scanian: súğa

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.)