"eggja" meaning in Faroese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɛt͡ʃːa/ Forms: eggjaði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], eggjaðu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], eggjað [supine]
Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃːa Etymology: From Old Norse eggja. Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|eggja}} Old Norse eggja Head templates: {{head|fo|verb|||||third person singular past indicative|eggjaði|third person plural past indicative|eggjaðu|supine|eggjað|f3request=1|f4request=1|f5request=1|head=}} eggja (third person singular past indicative eggjaði, third person plural past indicative eggjaðu, supine eggjað), {{fo-verb|eggjaði|eggjaðu|eggjað}} eggja (third person singular past indicative eggjaði, third person plural past indicative eggjaðu, supine eggjað)
  1. to sharpen
    Sense id: en-eggja-fo-verb-Qek0OndZ Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. to incite, encourage
    Sense id: en-eggja-fo-verb-4x1SOim~ Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
     
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse eggja.",
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    {
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        "8": "eggjaði",
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        "to sharpen"
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        "to incite, encourage"
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          "incite",
          "incite"
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        [
          "encourage",
          "encourage"
        ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛt͡ʃːa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt͡ʃːa"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "eggjað"
    }
  ],
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    "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Faroese terms with homophones",
    "Faroese verbs",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "8": "eggjaði",
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        "f4request": "1",
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      "expansion": "eggja (third person singular past indicative eggjaði, third person plural past indicative eggjaðu, supine eggjað)",
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    },
    {
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      },
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    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "incite",
          "incite"
        ],
        [
          "encourage",
          "encourage"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛt͡ʃːa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt͡ʃːa"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "eggjað"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eggja"
}

Download raw JSONL data for eggja meaning in Faroese (1.6kB)

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