smyga

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse smjúga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²smyːɡɑ/

Verb

smyga (present tense smyg, past tense smaug, supine smoge, past participle smogen, present participle smygande, imperative smyg)

  1. to sneak, move stealthily
    Eg smaug meg stille inn på kjøkkenet.
    I sneaked / snuck quietly into the kitchen.

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish smiūgha, from Old Norse smjúga, from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

smyga (present smyger, preterite smög, supine smugit, imperative smyg)

  1. to sneak, to creep, to (in move silently or secretly sense) steal

Conjugation

Conjugation of smyga (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive smyga —
supine smugit —
imperative smyg —
imper. plural1 smygen —
present past present past
indicative smyger smög — —
ind. plural1 smyga smögo — —
subjunctive2 smyge smöge — —
present participle smygande
past participle smugen

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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