ǿgja

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === œgja === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (“to frighten, to scare”), causative of *aganą (“to fear, to be scared”). Cognate with Old English onēġan, Gothic 𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ōgjan). === Verb === ǿgja to frighten [with dative] to portray something as terrible, to exaggerate ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ǿgir (“terrifier, frightener”, agent noun) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: ægja