hníga

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hníga, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈn̥iːɣa/ Rhymes: -iːɣa === Verb === hníga (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hneig, third-person plural past indicative hnigu, supine hnigið) to sink, slump down, fall or collapse slowly ==== Conjugation ==== Note: the past forms hné, hnést are much less common than hneig, hneigst, and are considered archaic. === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “hníga”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną. === Verb === hníga (singular past indicative hné, plural past indicative hnigu, past participle hniginn) to fall gently, sink down to flow Synonym: fljóta to sink down; fall dead to incline, turn to turn towards [with til (+ genitive)] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hníga Faroese: níga Norwegian Bokmål: nige Old Swedish: nīgha Swedish: niga → Finnish: niiata === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hníga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive