hryggja

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Icelandic[edit]

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From Old Norse hryggva, hryggja, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną, *hriwwijaną.

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hryggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hryggði, supine hryggt)

  1. to sadden

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Old Norse[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną, *hriwwijaną.

Verb[edit]

hryggja

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to distress, to grieve
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to cause to look sad

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  • Icelandic: hryggja
  • Faroese: ryggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ryggja

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