hryggja

Old Norse

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to distress, to grieve
  • (transitive) to cause to look sad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną (repent, sadden).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hrewwaną

Gloss

repent, sadden

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