kyngja

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰiɲca/
    Rhymes: -iɲca

Verb

kyngja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kyngdi, supine kyngt)

  1. to swallow
  2. (impersonal) to snow heavily
  3. (impersonal, with dative, of snow) to come in droves

Conjugation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²çʏŋjɑ/

Verb

kyngja (present tense kyngjer, past tense kyngde, past participle kyngt, present participle kyngjande, imperative kyng)

  1. to toll, chime ring a bell
    • 1943, Tor Jonsson, Ordet:
      Kva hjelp det å syngje som elv i det aude? Kva hjelp det å kyngje med klokker for daude?
      What use is singing like a river in the wilderness? What use is tolling with bells for the dead?

References

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