ægja

See also: œgja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǿgja, from Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (to frighten, to scare), causative of *aganą (to fear, to be scared). Cognate with Old English onœ̄ġan, Gothic 𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ōgjan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːja/
    Rhymes: -aiːja
    Homophone: æja

Verb

ægja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ægði, supine ægt)

  1. (transitive, governs the dative) to frighten
  2. (impersonal) to be afraid, to fear
  3. (impersonal) to become mixed up or jumbled
    Öllu ægir saman!
    Everything is mixed up!

Declension

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