Tyggja

Old Norse Dictionary - tyggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "tyggja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

tyggja: (tyggva, Gkv. 2. 39), pres. tygg; pret. tugði; subj. tygdi; part. tuggit. A remnant of a strong inflexion is the pret. tögg, Fbr. 24; töggtu (2nd pers.), Am. 39; plur. tuggu (mandebant), Orkn. (Arnór, in a verse, MS.); part. tugginn: tyggja has since become a regular weak verb, like spyrja: [Dan. tygge; Engl. to tug at food]:—to chew, Lat. mandere, manducare; hvat er nú, dóttir, tyggr þú nokkut?—Tygg ek söl, segir hón, Eg. 604; tak pipar ok tygg, Pr. 475; töggtu tíðliga trúðir vel jöxlum, Am. 79; við hunang tuggin, Gkv. 2. 40; hann tögg með grimmum kulda-tönnum allar jarðir, Fbr. 24; tögg hold ok bein, Ann. 1362 (in a verse); eggin tögg af honum fætr báða, Úlf. 7. 74; úlfar tuggu hræ, Arnór; hræra sinn kjálka til at t. með, Stj. 77.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pers.: person.

plur.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

subj.: subjunctive.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Úlf.: Úlfars-rímur.

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