gnægge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gnægjæ, from Old Norse gneggja, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną. Cognates include Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja, Faroese gneggja and Norwegian knegge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡnɛɡə]

Verb

gnægge (imperative gnæg, infinitive at gnægge, present tense gnægger, past tense gnæggede, perfect tense gnægget)

  1. to laugh or cackle, especially in a mischievous or malevolent way
  2. (archaic) to neigh

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnægge
active passive
present gnægger gnægges
past gnæggede gnæggedes
infinitive gnægge gnægges
imperative gnæg —
participle
present gnæggende
past gnægget
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund gnæggen

References

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