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nauðga

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse nauðga (to compel, to force; to ravish).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nauðga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nauðgaði, supine nauðgað)

  1. to rape, to violate [with dative]
    Vini mínum var nauðgað þegar hann var í útlöndum.
    My friend was raped while he was overseas.

Conjugation

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See also

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Verb

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nauðga

  1. to compel, to force [with dative]
    Nauðga mönnum til blóta.
    To force men to worship.
  2. to ravish, violate, defile, profane

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: nauðga
  • Faroese: neyðga
  • Old Swedish: nöþgha