knýja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse knýja, from Proto-Germanic *knūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gnewH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰniːja/
    Rhymes: -iːja

Verb

knýja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative knúði, supine knúið)

  1. to knock
  2. to compel, to force
  3. to propel

Conjugation

Synonyms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • knía

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knūjaną.

Verb

knýja (singular past indicative knúði, plural past indicative knúðu, past participle knúiðr or knúinn)

  1. to press
  2. (in the mediopassive) to struggle

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: knýja

References

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