Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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beygja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beygði, supine beygt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to bend
  2. (intransitive) to turn
    beygja til hægri.
    To turn to the right.
  3. (grammar, transitive) to inflect

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Noun

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beygja f (genitive singular beygju, nominative plural beygjur)

  1. bend, curve
  2. turn
    Snörp beygja.
    A sharp turn.

Declension

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.

Verb

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beygja (past participle beygðr)

  1. to bend, bow

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: beygja
  • Faroese: boyggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bøygja, bøya
  • Old Swedish: bø̄ghia
  • Danish: bøje

References

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  • beygja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press