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hyggja.

to think

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈhɪc(ː)a]
  1. to think

    weak
  2. to look at, to examine

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną.

noun[ˈhɪc(ː)a]
  1. thought, mind

    feminine · uncountable · usually
  2. sense, wits

    feminine · uncountable
  3. -ism, used for creating neologisms for ideologies

    feminine · suffix
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic *hugjǭ, related to hyggja (verb), hugur and hugi.

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