dengja
Old Norse
verb
Definitions
- to beat, to hammer
- to sharpen (a scythe) by hammering
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (beat, hit, hammer, peen, bang, knock).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dangijaną
Gloss
beat, hit, hammer, peen, bang, knock
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Cognates and derived terms
- ding English
- dinger English
- dingthrift English
- *dangijaną Proto-Germanic
- denġan Old English
- dingen Middle English
- dængia Old Swedish
- ding Scots