nyggja

See also: nýggja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

nyggje (e- and split infinitives, with the j-infix)
nygga, nygge (without the j-infix)

Etymology

From Old Norse hnyggja. May be related to English nudge.

Verb

nyggja (present tense nygg, past tense nogg, supine nogge, past participle noggen, present participle nyggjande, imperative nygg)

(transitive) to nudge, to rub, or to bump into, possibly hurting or injuring the object
(intransitive) to twitch
(intransitive) to start, be startled

Related terms

nogg n
nygg m
nøgge (verb)

References

“nyggja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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