síga
Icelandic
/ˈsiːɣa/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (intransitive) to sink, to slowly descend
- (intransitive) to subside
- (intransitive) to descend by rope (e.g. when fetching eggs from bird cliffs)
- (intransitive) to prolapse, to move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse síga derived from Proto-Germanic *sīganą (sink).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sīganą
Gloss
sink
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process