hryggva

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

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*hrewwaną Proto-Germanic
hreowan Old English
hrēowan Old English
reuþe Middle English
hryggja Old Norse
hrygð Old Norse
hryggja Icelandic
hriuwan Old High German
*hreuwan gmw-pro
*riuwan Old Dutch
hriuwan Old Saxon