tigga

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • beg; to request the help of someone
  • beg; to plead with someone for help or for a favor

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish þiggia inherited from Old Norse þiggja (receive) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną (receive, accept, beg).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þigjaną

Gloss

receive, accept, beg

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