þegja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną. Cognate with Danish tie, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þahan), Old High German dagēn, Latin taceō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθeiːja/
    Rhymes: -eiːja

Verb

þegja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þagði, supine þagað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be silent, say nothing, hold one’s tongue

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • steinþegja
  • vera þagað í hel (to be a conspiracy of silence about something)
  • þegiðu!
  • þegja eins og steinn

See also
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