ugga 3 “fear”

“suspect, apprehend; frighten”

frequent

transitive/impersonal transitive (acc)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek uggi 1pl vér uggum 1sg ek ugga 1pl vér uggim
2sg þú uggir 2pl þér uggið 2sg þú uggir 2pl þér uggið
3sg hon uggir 3pl þau ugga 3sg hon uggi 3pl þau uggi
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek uggða 1pl vér uggðum 1sg ek yggða 1pl vér yggðim
2sg þú uggðir 2pl þér uggðuð 2sg þú yggðir 2pl þér yggðið
3sg hon uggði 3pl þau uggðu 3sg hon yggði 3pl þau yggði
preterite infinitive uggðu
past participle f. ugguð m. uggaðr n. uggat
imperative 2sg uggi 1pl uggum 2pl uggið
middle voice: uggask (not attested)
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek uggumk 1pl vér uggumk 1sg ek uggumk 1pl vér uggimk
2sg þú uggisk 2pl þér uggizk 2sg þú uggisk 2pl þér uggizk
3sg hon uggisk 3pl þau uggask 3sg hon uggisk 3pl þau uggisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek uggðumk 1pl vér uggðumk 1sg ek yggðumk 1pl vér yggðimk
2sg þú uggðisk 2pl þér uggðuzk 2sg þú yggðisk 2pl þér yggðizk
3sg hon uggðisk 3pl þau uggðusk 3sg hon yggðisk 3pl þau yggðisk
past participle n. uggazk
imperative 2sg uggisk 1pl uggumk 2pl uggizk

Shares a root with the nouns PG *ōgnō, ON ógn “fear,” which gave rise to the ON verb ógna 2 “threaten”; PG *ōhtan, ON ótti “fear,” which gave rise to the ON verb ótta 2 “frighten”; PG *agiz, ON agi, OE ege, ME eie, MnE awe; PG *ōgōną, OE ōga “terror”; PG *anhtō, OE ōht “fear,” German Acht “outlawry”; and the verbs PG *ōgijaną, ON œgja 1 “frighten,” OE onēgan 1 “fear”; and ON óask 1/3 “be afraid.” Source of the ON nouns uggr, uggð, and yggr “fear,” which complex gave rise to a further verb yggja 1 “fear”; of ME uggen; and thus (indirectly?) of the adjective ON uggligr, ME uglī, MnE ugly. Preterite variant ugði, participkle ugðr.

gemination

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