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tyggja.

to chew, to masticate

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈtʰɪc(ː)a]
  1. to chew, to masticate

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (“to chew”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

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