nyggja

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === nyggje (e- and split infinitives, with the j-infix) nygga, nygge (without the j-infix) === Etymology === From Old Norse hnyggja. May be related to English nudge. === Verb === nyggja (present tense nygg, past tense nogg, supine nogge, past participle noggen, present participle nyggjande, imperative nygg) (transitive) to nudge, to rub, or to bump into, possibly hurting or injuring the object (intransitive) to twitch (intransitive) to start, be startled ==== Related terms ==== nogg n nygg m nøgge (verb) === References === “nyggja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.