þjá

See also: tjá and ýja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þjá, from older þéa, from Proto-Germanic *þewāną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθjauː/
Rhymes: -auː

Verb

þjá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þjáði, supine þjáð)

(transitive, governs the accusative) to pain, plague, cause (one) to suffer

Derived terms

þjáður
þjá og þjaka
þjást (to suffer)
þjást af (to suffer from)

References

“þjá” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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