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tyggja

tyggja

Icelandic

Verb

tyggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tuggði, supine tuggið)

  1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to chew, to masticate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

See also


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse tyggja and tyggva, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tyʝa/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

tyggja (present tense tygg, past tense togg, past participle togge, passive infinitive tyggjast, present participle tyggjande, imperative tygg)

  1. chew

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