þiggði

þiggði is the past tense form of the Icelandic verb þiggja, which means to accept, receive, or take something offered. The verb is common in both everyday speech and literary Icelandic, used when a person accepts an invitation, a gift, an offer, or other received items. The form þiggði appears in past tense constructions, for example in sentences such as Ég þiggði boð ("I accepted the invitation") or Hann þiggði gjöfina ("He accepted the gift").

Etymology and cognates: The verb þiggja derives from Old Norse and belongs to the North Germanic verb heritage. In Old Norse texts the same verb appears in a past tense form equivalent to modern Icelandic þiggði. Cognates exist in other Nordic languages, though exact spellings and pronunciations vary by language and era.

Morphology and usage: In Icelandic, þiggja is conjugated across persons and numbers, and þiggði marks the past tense in the singular for the first and third person. Plural past forms differ and are formed according to standard Icelandic verb conjugation patterns. The word can appear in historical or formal writing to evoke older or more ceremonial style, but it remains a standard, recognizable verb in contemporary Icelandic.

Notes: The term illustrates how a single past-tense form can carry nuanced meaning—centered on the act of accepting or receiving—across both everyday and literary contexts. For learners, recognizing þiggði as the past tense of þiggja helps in parsing sentences about past acts of acceptance.