þykkja

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɪhca/
  • Rhymes: -ɪhca

Noun

þykkja f (genitive singular þykkju, no plural)

  1. resentment, dislike

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną (to seem, to appear).

Verb

þykkja

  1. to be thought to be, seem to be, be esteemed or reckoned as
  2. (with dative) it seems to one, one thinks
    • c. 1200, Sólarljóð, Stanza 35, edition by Sophus Bugge
      Glaðr at mörgu
      þótta ek gumnum vera,
      þvíat ek vissa fátt fyrir;
      Merry at much
      to men I seemed to be
      for I knew little [of what was] ahead
  3. (reflexive) to seem to oneself, think oneself, think

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þykja
  • Faroese: samtykkja (only in compounds)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tykkja; (dialectal) tykja, tøkja, tikja, tekje
  • Jamtish: tykkje
  • Swedish: tycka
  • Danish: tykkes

Noun

þykkja f (genitive þykkju)

  1. thought
  2. liking, sentiment, disposition
  3. dislike, displeasure

Declension

Derived terms

  • þykkjudráttr m
  • þykkjulauss
  • þykkjumikill

Descendants

References

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