hǫggva

See also: höggva

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hew; to hit, strike; to forge”). Cognate with Old English hēawan (English hew), Old Saxon hauwan, Old High German houwan.

Verb

hǫggva

1. to hew, strike

   Hjoggu vér með hjǫrvi

   We struck with the sword

Conjugation

Conjugation of hǫggva — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	hǫggva
present participle	hǫggvandi
past participle	hǫggvinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	høgg	hjó
2nd-person singular	høggr	hjótt
3rd-person singular	høggr	hjó
1st-person plural	hǫggum	hjoggum, hjuggum
2nd-person plural	hǫggvið	hjogguð, hjugguð
3rd-person plural	hǫggva	hjoggu, hjuggu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hǫggva	hygga
2nd-person singular	hǫggvir	hyggir
3rd-person singular	hǫggvi	hyggi
1st-person plural	hǫggvim	hyggim
2nd-person plural	hǫggvið	hyggið
3rd-person plural	hǫggvi	hyggi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hǫgg
1st-person plural	hǫggum
2nd-person plural	hǫggvið

Conjugation of hǫggva — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	hǫggvask
present participle	hǫggvandisk
past participle	hǫggvizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hǫggumk	hjoggumk, hjuggumk
2nd-person singular	høggsk	hjózk
3rd-person singular	høggsk	hjósk
1st-person plural	hǫggumsk	hjoggumsk, hjuggumsk
2nd-person plural	hǫggvizk	hjogguzk, hjugguzk
3rd-person plural	hǫggvask	hjoggusk, hjuggusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hǫggumk	hyggumk
2nd-person singular	hǫggvisk	hyggisk
3rd-person singular	hǫggvisk	hyggisk
1st-person plural	hǫggvimsk	hyggimsk
2nd-person plural	hǫggvizk	hyggizk
3rd-person plural	hǫggvisk	hyggisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hǫggsk
1st-person plural	hǫggumsk
2nd-person plural	hǫggvizk

Related terms

• hǫgg n (“strike, cut”)
• hǫggr m (“striker, cutter”)
  • Níðhǫggr m (“Nidhogg; mythological dragon”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: höggva
• Faroese: høgga
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hogga
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: hogge
• Jamtish: hǫgge
• Elfdalian: ogga
• Old Swedish: hugga, hogga
  • Swedish: hugga
• Old Danish: huggæ, hoggæ
  • Danish: hugge
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hugge
  • Scanian: hogga
• Gutnish: hagge