byggja

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse byggja, byggva. Compare Scots big. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪt͡ʃːa/ === Verb === byggja (third person singular past indicative bygdi, third person plural past indicative bygdu, supine bygt) to build ==== Conjugation ==== == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse byggja, byggva. Compare Scots big. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪcːa/ Rhymes: -ɪcːa === Verb === byggja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative byggði, supine byggt) to build to be built to base to inhabit ==== Conjugation ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === byggje (e- and split infinitives, also with j-infix) bygga, bygge (without the j-infix) === Etymology === From Old Norse byggja, byggva, from Proto-Germanic *būwijaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²bʏʝːɑ/, [²bʷʏʷʝːɑ], [²bʷʏʷɟ͡ʝːɑ], [²bʷʏʷɟːɑ] === Verb === byggja (present tense byggjer, past tense bygde, past participle bygt/bygd, passive infinitive byggjast, present participle byggjande, imperative bygg) to build ==== Derived terms ==== bygg n byggjekloss m ==== Related terms ==== bu f and (verb) by m bygd f === References === “byggja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *būwijaną (“to build, settle”). ==== Alternative forms ==== byggva — with v-infix ==== Verb ==== byggja (singular past indicative bygði, plural past indicative bygðu, past participle bygðr) to settle, build to inhabit, dwell, live ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Icelandic: byggja Faroese: byggja Norwegian Nynorsk: byggja Norwegian Bokmål: bygge Old Swedish: byggia Swedish: bygga, byggia Danish: bygge → Middle English: biggen === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *bugjaną (“to buy, purchase”). Cognate with Old English bycgan, Old Saxon buggian, Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bugjan). ==== Verb ==== byggja (singular past indicative bygði, plural past indicative bygðu, past participle bygðr) to let out to lend money at interest ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “byggja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive