tigge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish thiggiæ, from Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to reach out the hand”).

Verb

tigge (imperative tig, infinitive at tigge, present tense tigger, past tense tiggede, perfect tense tigget)

1. to beg

   Synonym: (dated) betle

Conjugation

Conjugation of tigge

active passive infinitive tigge tigges present tigger tigges past tiggede tiggedes imperative tig — participle present tiggende past (have / havde) tigget gerund —

Derived terms

• tigger (noun)
• tiggeri (noun)
• tiggen (noun)

References

• “tigge” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “tigge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þiggja.

Verb

tigge (imperative tigg, present tense tigger, simple past tagg or tigde or tigga or tigget, past participle tigd or tigga or tigget, present participle tiggende)

1. to beg

Derived terms

• tigger (noun)

References

• “tigge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tigga (a-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.

Verb

tigge (present tense tiggar or tigg, past tense tigga or tagg, supine tigga or tigge, past participle tigga or tiggen, present participle tiggande, imperative tigg)

1. to beg

Derived terms

• tiggar

References

• “tigge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.