tigga
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- tigge (e- and split infinitives)
Etymology
From Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.
Verb
tigga (present tense tiggar or tigg, past tense tigga or tagg, supine tigga or tigge, past participle tigga or tiggen, present participle tiggande, imperative tigg)
- to beg
References
- “tigga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þiggia, from Old Norse þiggja (“to receive”), from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.
Verb
tigga (present tigger, preterite tiggde, supine tiggt, imperative tigg)
- beg; to request the help of someone
- beg; to plead with someone for help or for a favor
Conjugation
Conjugation of tigga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tigga | tiggas | ||
| Supine | tiggt | tiggts | ||
| Imperative | tigg | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tiggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tigger | tiggde | tiggs, tigges | tiggdes |
| Ind. plural1 | tigga | tiggde | tiggas | tiggdes |
| Subjunctive2 | tigge | tiggde | tigges | tiggdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tiggande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms
- (to plead with someone): tigga och be
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